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📌 *Did you know?* 🤔📌 _________________________ Forensics is not all about the blood and the fingerprints,items like firearms play a major role too. Ballistics is the study of firearms and their projectiles. Experts use this information and it's applications to determine weapons and match them to crime scenes. For further reading into forensics, join us every other Tuesday for the fact of the week. _____________________ @fossagucc #didyouknow #forensicballistics #fossagucc #forensicscience

🚨#NJGVRC New Paper➡️ Perceptions of the utility of secure firearm storage methods as a suicide prevention tool among firearm owners who currently store their firearms loaded and unlocked. Authors: #NJGVRC Mike Anestis, Daniel Semenza, Jayna Moceri-Brooks, Allison Bond, and Shelby Bandel. Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/rJzl50Qc4PH

My review of The Hauser Policy Impact Fund's second webinar of a two-part series on Building Safer Communities. This webinar concentrated on exploring effective strategies for reducing and preventing gun violence in the United States, and it built on previous work from CLAJ, including the past reports: Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review and Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-related Violence.  https://lnkd.in/gzZaHXuS

This early gun detection should be used in Wisconsin.

Proactive defense against gun violence is our number one goal. That's why we developed Omnilert's #AI-powered #ActiveShooter solution that can stop threats BEFORE they happen. Download our #whitepaper to learn more about the power of #PREVENTION: https://hubs.ly/Q0200KzZ0

Tune into the University of Colorado Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative's next webinar- a dive into results from the first-of-its kind survey on Coloradans' opinions and thoughts about firearm safety and firearm violence.

I ended my panel appearance at The Aspen Institute by emphasizing that we shouldn’t let data slow our efforts to save lives. While I stand by that statement, I recognize that the firearm community needs to improve its use of data. Data is essential for securing funding and demonstrating impact, particularly for firearm industry-led organizations like Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation and Walk the Talk America. We must leverage data effectively to support our initiatives rather than avoid it due to its use by anti-gun organizations. In this article, I’ll share my frustrations with recent data and illustrate how there is data that can be used to support the Second Amendment. Read my full thoughts on this topic in our recent blog article: https://lnkd.in/gvZK2sNd

Fascinating session at the American Association of Suicidology on Reducing Firearm Suicide deaths by Galli Murray and Donna-Marie Drucker. I learned that in Oregon in 2022 there were 22 legal uses of firearms for self defense and 477 gun deaths from suicide. Also, suicide is far more common than homicide (see data below). Some argue that if someone doesn’t use a gun to kill thmselves, they will just die some other way. This is a myth and the research doesn’t support it. Since there are hundreds of millions of guns in our country already, the solution to reducing gun suicides is working with gun organizations to promote education and safe storage. LivingWorks #AAS24

🔒 Today is National SAFE (Firearm Safety) Day! 🔒 As an organization dedicated to supporting first responders, we understand the critical importance of firearm safety. Let's raise awareness and commit to responsible gun ownership, to ensure a safer community for all. To prevent accidental shootings, always make sure that you have stored your firearms out of reach of children. A firearm should always be unloaded when not in use. Always use a gun locking device to make the firearm inoperable when it is not in use or is stored. These safety tips are in line with what the acronym, SAFE, stands for: -Secure all firearms in the home. -Ask the question about unsecured firearms in the homes your child visits. -Frequently talk to your children about the dangers of firearms. -Educate and Empower others to be SAFE. #FirearmSafetyDay #SupportFirstResponders #SafetyFirst #ResponsibleGunOwnership

Excerpt: Usually, the motivation for purchasing the AR-15 is simple: People want one because they want one. Most times, the person who buys an AR-15 comes into the store already knowing that they intend to purchase one. I've pressed some customers about why they want an AR-15, but no one could ever come up with a legitimate justification for needing that particular weapon. Some members of the tinfoil hat brigade have come up with the reply, "We need these weapons because we want to be effective against the government if it becomes tyrannical. That's part of our Second Amendment right." Personally, I think that's ludicrous, but it has become an increasingly popular justification for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle. The AR-15 was given to law enforcement because more and more frequently police officers were encountering these types of weapons on the street and finding that they were outgunned. One example that springs to mind is the famous 1997 North Hollywood, California, shootout at the Bank of America.