firearms

  1. October 30, 2024

    Grant to fund study of school-based firearm storage campaign

    Researchers from the School of Public Health and Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention recently secured a nearly $1 million grant from the National Institute of Justice to evaluate a safe firearm storage campaign program.

  2. September 13, 2024

    Report: Clinical interventions can reduce firearm injuries

    Clinicians can play a major role in reducing their patients’ risks of firearm-related injuries, according to an article published by U-M researchers.

  3. August 27, 2024

    Study looks at gaps in firearms relinquishment laws

    State and federal laws across the United States prohibiting firearm possession in cases of domestic violence often lack enforcement mechanisms, according to a U-M study.

  4. October 9, 2023

    Hispanics killed by firearms at twice rate of whites, study finds

    The rate of firearm homicide among Hispanic populations in the United States was more than two times higher than that of white Americans in 2021, according to new research led by U-M.

  5. September 27, 2023

    Projects share $2.1M to aid firearm-injury prevention research

    Five U-M research teams received grants totaling $2.1 million to launch projects designed to address the root causes of, and potential solutions for, important issues surrounding firearm injury.

  6. June 1, 2023

    State awards U-M $1M for Michigan School Safety Initiative

    The state of Michigan and the U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention have finalized a $1 million contract to launch a new statewide initiative to enhance school safety and prevent school violence.

  7. September 26, 2022

    NIH grant funds national firearm research coordinating center at U-M

    U-M received a $5.5 million federal grant recently to launch a National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center through the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.

  8. May 31, 2022

    Asian Americans armed selves during pandemic due to racial acts

    Asian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, researchers at U-M and Eastern Michigan University found.

  9. May 5, 2022

    Group activities could reduce firearm violence among youth

    Participation in organized and group activities may play a key role in preventing firearm aggression among youth who have been exposed to violence or violent behaviors, according to a new study by researchers at U-M’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.

  10. April 20, 2022

    Firearms now top cause of death among children, adolescents

    Firearms have surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, according to new federal data analyzed by U-M researchers.