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Context is critical.

SOME FACTS. Most victims of gun violence don’t die. They survive. Most are not women and children. They’re young men. Most are not injured in mass shootings. Mass shootings are, in fact, incredibly rare.

When telling the story of gun violence in America, it’s not enough to simply report what’s in front of you. Facts are important. Context is critical.

What role did lack of funding play, did systemic racism play, did disinvestment in public health play? How could this have been prevented? What are solutions that work?

The above questions will help you with context. The local and national resources below will help you with more.

National Data Catalogue: U.S. Crime & Gun Violence Statistics

The below catalogue was provided by the Expert Panel on Firearms Data Infrastructure. Related descriptions, firearms-related variables, limitations, currency and characteristics can be found in Appendix A of the First Report of the Expert Panel on Firearms Data Infrastructure.

  1. National Crime Databases
  1. National Firearms Databases
  1. National Public Health Databases
  1. Population-Level Survey Data
  1. Federal Justice System Survey Data/Ancillary Justice Data Collections
  1. Nonprofit and Private Policy Data, Ancillary (Covariate) Data, Convenience Data, and Surveys
  1. Integrated Data

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