The issue is not whether cities should use technology for public safety, but how those technologies are chosen, evaluated and governed.
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Philadelphia police revoked the carry licenses of five members of the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity, citing ‘good cause.’ Is that constitutional?
The federal government gave the states an April 1 deadline to sign on to the buyback. With that date come and gone, the future of the plan is up in the air.
Caps on how many firearms someone can own and only granting licences to Australian citizens are among the slated new laws.
Evidence shows that 20 years on, Florida’s stand your ground law hasn’t made communities in the state any safer.
Political violence, made easier to carry out by the proliferation of guns, harms democracy by shifting the field of political disagreement from debate to aggression.
To prevent suicide by firearm: Reduce access for youths or adults with suicide risk.
There are more guns in Australia now than before the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. Why? And who is buying firearms?
People spend less on groceries, restaurants and public activities for months after a fatal school shooting − costing communities millions.
Just one unlocked firearm may undo the protective effect of securing all other firearms in the home.
Sean Campbell and Topher McDougal talk about their investigation into the flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
A scholar who became a gun owner later in life found there is more to firearms than criminal violence, injury and death, and more to gun culture than democracy-destroying right-wing politics.
The use of 3D-printed guns in criminal and violent activities is likely to continue to increase. And governments and police will continue to have trouble regulating them.
Colorado’s red flag law allows judges to order the temporary seizure of guns from someone they think is a significant risk to themselves or others, even in Second Amendment sanctuary counties.
Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out the promise of rescuing you from those fears.
Health leaders, researchers, advocacy groups, companies and the public have saved millions of lives by reducing the consumption of unhealthy products.
Our research found that while ShotSpotter may have benefits for improved detection and response, it offers little benefit for enforcement and clearance and did not reduce gunshot victimization.
On issues and policies in which government has a serious role – taxes, immigration, the state of the economy and even abortion – a 2023 survey found a great deal of agreement among Americans.
Rajan Basra explains the backstory to the FGC-9, the world’s most popular 3D printed gun - and his search for its anonymous creator. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Had James Crumbley taken 10 seconds to secure a cable lock, the lives of four teenagers may have been spared.
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Regents' Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
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