Gun Control/Violence Research

1. "The Florida Senate agreed to advance a bill that would increase school safety and restrict gun purchases during a rare Saturday session that often turned into a debate on gun control and arming teachers in the aftermath of last month's Parkland school shootings." (http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-florida-senate-guns-20180303-story.html)
2. "Gun-control advocates at LA rally say ‘enough is enough’ in wake of Florida school shooting"(https://www.dailynews.com/2018/02/19/at-downtown-la-rally-gun-control-advocates-say-enough-is-enough-in-wake-of-latest-florida-school-shooting/)
3. "The US is unique in two key — and related — ways when it comes to guns: It has way more gun deaths than other developed nations, and it has far more guns than any other country in the world." (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/21/17028930/gun-violence-us-statistics-charts)
4. About 40% of Americans say they own a gun or live in a household with one, according to a 2017 survey, and the rate of murder or manslaughter by firearm is the highest in the developed world. There were more than 11,000 deaths as a result of murder or manslaughter involving a firearm in 2016. (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081)
5. "The stakes are high: People living in the United States are seven times more likely to die by homicide than if they lived in another developed country and are 25 times more likely to die in a firearm homicide." (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/study-the-feds-have-spent-98-4-percent-more-money-studying-sepsis-than-they-have-studying-gun-violence/)
6. " Students led the call for walkouts, sit-ins and other actions on school campuses across the United States aimed at pushing lawmakers to pass tougher restrictions on guns." (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-laws-state-impact-on-shooting-deaths-suicide-study/)