Marc A. Zimmerman – The Conversation

Cable locks can help prevent against accidental shootings. Rookman / Getty Images

October 16, 2023

Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

Rebeccah Sokol, University of Michigan; Marc A. Zimmerman, University of Michigan, and Patrick Carter, University of Michigan

Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.

Friends and families gather outside the civic center after the mass school shooting on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images

May 25, 2022

19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting – 3 essential reads on America’s relentless gun violence

Matt Williams, The Conversation

A school shooting in a small Texas town was almost as deadly as the worst such event in US history. Such shootings have increased in frequency over the last few years.

So far in 2021, there have been over 200 school shootings. Scott Olson/Getty Images

December 10, 2021

How to keep students safe in school: 5 essential reads on school shootings in America

Alvin Buyinza, The Conversation

With school shootings in 2021 at the highest they’ve ever been, experts on the topic offer advice about what to do about it.

The scene of the latest – but likely not the last – U.S. school shooting. AP Photo/Paul Sancya

December 1, 2021

Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the number of firearms in households with teenagers went up

Patrick Carter, University of Michigan; Marc A. Zimmerman, University of Michigan, and Rebeccah Sokol, Wayne State University

A 15-year-old sophomore killed four students in a Michigan school attack. The gun he used was purchased by his father just four days earlier.

Injuries from firearms are a leading cause of death for American children and teens. Whytock/Shutterstock.com

August 6, 2019

The facts on the US children and teens killed by firearms

Marc A. Zimmerman, University of Michigan; Patrick Carter, University of Michigan, and Rebecca Cunningham, University of Michigan

Firearms are the second leading cause of death among US children and adolescents.

Flint, Mich., has one of the highest crime rates in the country for a city of its size. One neighborhood has found a novel way to fight back. Carlos Osorio/AP Images

March 22, 2018

Want to fight crime? Plant some flowers with your neighbor

Marc A. Zimmerman, University of Michigan

Crime is way down in one Flint, Michigan, neighborhood, where locals have teamed up to revamp neglected public spaces. Here, why ‘busy streets’ can prevent violence and save cities money.

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