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Flowers are laid by the sign for Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, after a mass shooting there claimed the lives of 21 people

Gun control

Proven effective and popular

Published June 3, 2022

Johns Hopkins experts push back against narratives that suggest gun control in the U.S. is divisive and ineffective: 'Gun policy is mostly political among politicians.'

Flowers are laid by the sign for Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, after a mass shooting there claimed the lives of 21 people

Q+A

'Heartbroken, angry as hell': Policy expert says gun reform long overdue

Published May 25, 2022

After yet another mass shooting, where do we go from here? Johns Hopkins expert Daniel Webster discusses policy changes that could make America safer

Bullet casings on a sidewalk beside police evidence markers

Policing+Community

A focused approach to policing could reduce gun violence

Published June 15, 2020

Survey of residents in areas of Baltimore most affected by gun violence finds that "stop-and-search" policing isn't effective, erodes community trust in police; New report outlines recommendations

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Gun policy

Widespread support for safety proposals

Published May 17, 2018

Gun owners, non-gun owners agree on many policies that restrict or regulate firearms, survey finds

First Bloomberg Professor of American Health

Published Jan 18, 2018

Daniel Webster, director of Center for Gun Policy and Research, is a leading expert on gun violence prevention

Bullet casings lie on a street

Public Health

Hot spot policing effectively reduces Baltimore gun violence

Published Jan 11, 2018

Report evaluates effectiveness of deterrence programs used in city since 2003

Commentary

More guns won't make college campuses safer

Published Oct 24, 2016

Campus-carry laws will invite tragedies, not end them, Daniels and Webster write

Campus carry

Study: Guns on campuses won't deter shootings

Published Oct 24, 2016

Evidence suggests right-to-carry permissions on campus will likely lead to increase in gun violence, suicides

Handgun painted in colors of American flag

Issue in focus

Armed America

Published Oct 12, 2016

Facts, figures, and an up-close look at the gun reform debate

JHU President Ron Daniels speaks at podium

Police partnership

An evidence-based approach to fighting crime

Published Feb 22, 2016

Hopkins researchers, Baltimore police to work together to study, reduce violent crime