Research & Resources
Evidence-based research, statistics, and data to inform gun violence prevention policy in Georgia.
Gun Violence Statistics
Data-driven insights on the scope and impact of gun violence in Georgia and across the United States.
Everytown Research
Comprehensive statistics on gun violence in America, including state-by-state breakdowns, trends, and policy impact analysis.
Visit Everytown ResearchJohns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Academic research on gun violence prevention, public health approaches, and evidence-based policy solutions.
Visit Johns HopkinsRAND Corporation Gun Policy
Nonpartisan meta-analysis of gun policy research, evaluating the strength of evidence for how policies affect outcomes.
Visit RAND Gun PolicyEvidence-Based Research
Peer-reviewed studies and research on effective gun violence prevention policies.
RAND: The Science of Gun Policy
Comprehensive meta-analysis reviewing thousands of studies to evaluate evidence for how 18 different gun policies affect 8 outcome categories.
View Policy EffectsExtreme Risk Protection Orders
Research shows that Extreme Risk Protection Orders (red flag laws) can prevent suicides and mass shootings when implemented effectively.
Read ResearchUniversal Background Checks
Studies demonstrate that comprehensive background check laws reduce gun homicides and suicides in states where they are implemented.
Read ResearchSecure Storage Laws
Evidence shows that safe storage laws reduce unintentional shootings by children and gun theft, which fuels illegal gun markets.
Read ResearchCommunity Violence Intervention
Research on community-based violence intervention programs shows significant reductions in gun violence in high-risk communities.
Read ResearchChild-Access Prevention Laws
RAND found supportive evidence that child-access prevention laws reduce firearm self-injuries and suicides among youth.
Read ResearchPublic Opinion & Polling
Most Americans, including gun owners, support common-sense gun safety measures.
of Americans support universal background checks for all gun sales
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
of Americans support Extreme Risk Protection Order laws
Source: APM Research Lab, 2022
of gun owners support requiring safe storage of firearms
Source: Everytown Research, 2021
of Americans support raising the minimum age to purchase any gun to 21
Source: Pew Research Center, 2023
Polling Resources
Pew Research Center
Public opinion research on gun policy
Gallup Polling
Trends in American attitudes toward guns
APM Research Lab
Gun violence prevention policy polling
Quinnipiac University Poll
National and state-level gun policy polling
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