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<br><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+2>Research on Gun Violence
and&nbsp;</font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+2>Gun Violence Prevention</font></font></b></center>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">In October 1994, the Center to Prevent
Handgun Violence became the first national gun violence prevention organization
to include a professional research component to support its work.&nbsp;
Since then, the Research Department has produced a significant body of
cutting-edge research measuring the effectiveness of gun control laws and
tracking independent studies of firearms deaths and injuries.&nbsp; The
work of the Research Department strengthens the arguments for sensible
gun control by providing valuable quantitative support for the Center's
objectives and by counteracting the misinformation spread by opponents
of gun control.</font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Among the Research Department's work are
numerous studies which show that gun laws work, including analyses of Maryland's
assault pistol ban, Virginia's "One-Handgun-Per-Month" law, and the Brady
Law in reducing gun-related crime.</font>
<p><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+1>Latest Studies</font></font></b>
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<b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/concealed.htm">Concealed
Truth:&nbsp; Concealed Weapons Laws and Trends in Violent Crime the United
States</a>: </font></b><font face="Arial,Helvetica">What the NRA doesn't
want you to know about concealed weapons laws.&nbsp;</font></li>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/press/archive/oct31-98c.htm">Parents,
Kids and Guns</a></b>: a groundbreaking nationwide survey of parents gun-owning
behavior and children's access to guns in the home.&nbsp; Conducted in
conjunction with Peter Hart Research.</font></li>
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<b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/gunuse.htm">Brady
Law Reducing Gun Use in Crime</a></font></b></li>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/traffic.htm">Traffic
Stop: How the Brady Act Disrupts Interstate Gun Trafficking</a></b> The
1994 Brady Act has significantly reduced the amount of gun trafficking
in the United States. As many criminals purchase their weapons from gun
traffickers, it has had the concurrent effect of keeping guns out of the
wrong hands. For an Executive Summary, please click her. You can also <a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/trafficstop.pdf">download
the entire document</a> in Adobe Acrobat PD form.&nbsp;</font></li>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/cooling.htm">The
Need for Cooling-Off Periods</a></b> Statistical graphs of Traffic Stop
are in two parts to facilitate downloads:&nbsp;</font></li>
<blockquote><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/trafficgraph1.pdf">Graphs
1 - 18 PDF</a></font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/trafficgraph2.pdf">Graphs
19 -28 PDF</a></font></blockquote>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/deaths97.htm">U.S.
Firearms Mortality Chart</a></b>:&nbsp; the latest firearms deaths chart
for the United States.&nbsp; Data provided by the National Center for Health
Statistics</font></li>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/states/states.htm">State-by-State
Firearms Mortality Charts</a></b>:&nbsp; the latest firearms deaths charts
for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.&nbsp; Data provided by
the Center for Disease Control's WONDER system.</font></li>
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<center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+1>Gun Injury Is a Public
Health Issue</font></font></b></center>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">The following charts graphically illustrate
that gun violence affects everyone -- whether an injury is intentional
or unintentional. These charts were created by our Research Department
for <a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/protecting/D3/d3prlife.htm">Project
Lifeline</a>, our national education campaign with the medical and public
health communities. Please note that the charts may take some time to download
over slower modems.&nbsp;</font>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/protecting/D3/d3fdage.htm">Firearm
Death Varies with Age -- US</a></font></font></dd>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/protecting/D3/d3fdor.htm">Firearm
Death Varies with Age -- Oregon</a></font></font></dd>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/protecting/D3/d3fdintt.htm">US
Firearm Death Rates, By Intent and Age</a></font></font></dd>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/protecting/D3/d3suicde.htm">Suicide
Completion: Comparison</a></font></font></dd>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/protecting/D3/d3homefd.htm">Suicides
and Unintentional Shootings at Home</a></font></font></dd>
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<center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+1>Responding to Pro-Gun
Research</font></font></b></center>
<ul>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/protecting/D4/d4firefc.htm">Firearms
Facts</a> - Some important facts about the issues of sensible gun regulation..</font>&nbsp;</font></li>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/ccwmyth.htm">Carrying
Concealed Weapons Issue Brief</a></font></font></li>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/helping/instantcheck.htm">Why
"Instant Checks" Are No Subsitute for a Waiting Period for Handgun Purchases</a></font>&nbsp;</font></li>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+0><a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/journals/archive/jama/vol_275/no_22/br6130.htm">One-Handgun-A-Month:
A Responsible Step to Stop Gun Trafficking</a></font>&nbsp;</font></li>
<li>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org/lott.htm">An
Alternative Q+A to John Lott's "More Guns, Less Crime"</a></font></li>
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<p><br><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Back to the <a href="index.html">Center's
Homepage</a>.&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"></font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Go to <a href="http://www.handguncontrol.org">Handgun
Control</a>.</font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"></font>
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