Center research finds despite support for personalized guns, current gun owners are not likely to purchase these guns if available in the U.S.

Center research finds that nearly four in 10 news stories about mental illness connect mental illness with violent behavior toward others, even though less than five percent of violence in the United States is directly related to mental illness.

This new Center report outlines ten policies supported by available research that can help Illinois reduce the number of people killed each year by gun violence

The soaring sales of firearms worry mental health and gun violence experts, concerned that the likely fallout will be a rise in suicides, domestic homicides, and accidental injuries and death in the weeks and months ahead.

A white paper and infographic review the approaches states use to screen out prohibited individuals from owning guns, and conclude that only purchaser licensing has been shown to reduce gun violence.

In households with firearms, safe storage is now especially critical—and is the focus of a new online map developed by students and faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Daniel Webster and Cass Crifasi, co-authors of the report, explain the background, findings, and takeaways for other communities in the US.

New Center report on the enforcement of gun laws in Baltimore offers findings and recommendations to reduce violence and improve trust in police.

Our goal is to bring public health expertise and perspectives to the complex policy issues related to gun violence prevention.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research is engaged in original scholarly research, policy analysis and agenda-setting public discourse. An important part of the Center's mission is to serve as an objective and informative resource for the news media, thereby providing the public with accurate information about gun injuries, prevention strategies, and policies.