Archived articles

Gun control

A black and white line drawing with a handgun in the foreground and an American flag in the background as well as a municipal building and an interpretation of a national monument

Q+A

Oregon's new laws and the future of U.S. gun policy

Published Nov 28, 2022

A midterm ballot initiative requires permits to purchase guns and limits magazine capacity, charting a course for other states to put gun control in the hands of voters, says Hopkins expert Cass Crifasi

A handgun is tucked inside a person's belt

Gun violence

Experts: Repealing concealed carry restrictions will lead to more gun violence

Published June 28, 2022

During a media briefing Friday, experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions discussed the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to remove concealed carry restrictions in New York

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

Daniel Webster, director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research

JHU Center for Gun Policy and Research celebrates 25 years

Published March 8, 2021

In virtual symposium, the center announces commitment to racial equity and diversity in its mission and practices, a new endowed professorship, and a name change

Gun policy

Firearm purchaser licensing laws linked to fewer fatal mass shootings

Published March 2, 2020

Laws that require in-person application or fingerprinting associated with fewer fatal mass shootings, new study finds

MSE Symposium

Fighting like a mother

Published Sept 26, 2019

Activist Shannon Watts, founder of the national nonprofit Moms Demand Action, discusses guns, elections, and the waning influence of the NRA during MSE Symposium event