ICYMI - What We Can Learn From the Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign Illogic that was once pervasive can be defeated

In case you missed it, here’s a recent post from our founder that revisits MADD’s 1980s campaign to stop drinking and driving. Its opponents’ arguments will seem eerily familiar gun violence prevention advocates.
#GVP Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) #drunkdriving #guncontrol

This week in #FridayFinds at armedwithreason.substack.com Big Regional GVP Wins; the Role of ChatGPT in Mass Shootings; Gun Violence Stats for 1st Quarter of 2026; and more.
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AWR 3rd Anniversary - The Defensive Gun Use Lie and the Gun Lobby’s Firehose of Falsehood How decades of shoddy research, lax academic oversight, marketing, and outright lies fatally warped America’s gun culture

First published in June 2023, today’s anniversary re-post is part 1 of our foundational, 12-part series — a detailed description of the gun lobby’s decades-long campaign to create the defensive gun use myth, and our goal to expose and fight back against it.

ICYMI - Combating Disinformation Is Key to Ending Our Gun Violence Epidemic An interview with Devin Hughes, author of a new book about gun violence prevention, The Myths We Carry

On the occassion of Armed with Reason’s 3rd anniversary this week, our recent interview with Hughes about his book sums up much of GVPedia and by extension AWR’s raison d’être. In case you missed it, check out the interview, below.
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #MythBusting

AWR 3rd Anniversary - No Blueprint for Grief: A Story of Love, Loss, and Building Hope Healing isn’t about moving on, it’s about moving forward

To celebrate our third anniversary this week, each day we will revisit some of our favorite Armed with Reason articles and podcasts since our inception in April, 2023. Today’s is an inspiring story from May, 2025.
#GVP #gunviolenceprevention #survivor #CVI

GVPanorama - What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities Why is crime dropping since COVID wound down?

Why is crime dropping since COVID wound down?
Our colleagues at @americanprogress.bsky.social recently asked officials from the cities that are seeing the largest decline in gun violence to offer their assessment of what’s going on.
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #CrimeStatistics #COVID19 #CVI

AWR 3rd Anniversary - Columbine, Now & Then Episode 19 of our podcast featured a Columbine High School student survivor who's now a teacher there

To celebrate our third anniversary this week, we will revisit some of our favorite Armed with Reason articles and podcasts since our inception in April, 2023.

Check out the March 2026 #ResearchRewind armedwithreason.substack.com/p/research-r...
With this monthly feature, we list the most up-to-date information as an easy go-to to help fight the disinformation that floods our digital age.

AWR 3rd Anniversary - Those Closest to the Problem Are Also Closest to the Solution We revisit an interview with gun violence awareness advocate and survivor, Oronde McClain

To celebrate our third anniversary this week, each day we will revisit some of our favorite Armed with Reason articles and podcasts since our inception in April, 2023.
Today, we revisit an interview with gun violence awareness advocate and survivor, Oronde McClain. @voiceofvoiceless.bsky.social

On April 10, 2023, GVPedia premiered our Substack page, Armed with Reason. This week, we will celebrate AWR's third anniversary.
Today’s post is a look back and forward from our Executive Director, Caitlin Clarkson Pereira. - armedwithreason.substack.com/p/three-year...

This week in Friday Finds- Community Violence Intervention Updates; Hegseth Allows Guns on Military Bases; ‘The Drama’ Causes a Backlash; and more...open.substack.com/.../armedwit.../p/friday...

What We Can Learn From the Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign Illogic that was once pervasive can be defeated

A 40-year-old New York Times op-ed reveals insight into how the twisted logic of today's gun lobby might one day look as indefensible as drinking and driving.
#drunkdriving #commonsense #GVP #gunviolenceawareness

There was so much local GVP news recently, we added another Regional Wrap today…
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Every other week we bring you the Regional Wrap to get you caught up on gun violence prevention news that might be happening right in your town.

There was so much local GVP news over the last few weeks, we’ll have another Regional Wrap for you tomorrow. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

GVPanorama - Why Isn't There More Research About Gun Violence? This video lays out the basics of the problem

In this video, Rocky Mountain PBS reporter Myles Bess delves into the barriers that have impeded needed firearm research in a country utterly awash in guns.
#FirearmResearch #gunviolenceawareness

Today in Friday Finds: Canadian Govt Increases GVP Funding; Lawsuits Against Gun Companies; New Firearm Suicide Statistics; and more… open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

Throwback Thursday - Could You Open Carry in Ancient Rome? The Romans love and fear of the sword

This video, from YouTube channel Invicta History, is an interesting study on the roots of our ongoing debate about the rights of weapon owners.
#opencarry #PermitlessCarry #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #ancientrome #sword #GunFreeZones

GVPanorama - She Was Drawn to Gun Violence Research. Then She Discovered the Truth About Her Father’s Death. A family secret turned her from advocate to survivor

Today’s post from @thetrace.org is an intense story of a community violence intervention advocate who came to the field as a student, but soon learned how personal the reach of gun violence can be.
#GVP #CVI #gunviolenceawareness #suicideprevention @giffords.org

GVPedia Explains...The Myths We Carry Check out our latest online conversation about GVPedia founder's new book

The latest “GVPedia Explains…” online discussion, centered around the new book from GVPedia founder, Devin Hughes, The Myths We Carry: An Advocate’s Guide to the Gun Debate. Hughes lays out the gun lobby’s decades-long, multi-pronged disinformation campaign, and takes questions from attendees.

This week in Friday Finds...Meta & YouTube Found Liable in Lawsuit; AI Chatbots Encouraging Shooters?; Washington Passes Landmark Ghost Gun Bill; and more…
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ICYMI - "I Feel the Pressure to Explain to America Exactly How We Got Here" An interview with Jennifer Mascia from The Trace about doing TV interviews after a mass shooting

In case you missed it, check out our new interview with Jennifer Mascia from The Trace about her frequent TV appearances as a gun violence prevention expert.
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #MassShooting #guncontrol #ICYMI #CNN

GVPanorama - What Gun Violence Cost Them Six women share what it’s like to have a loved one killed with a firearm

This article, from Marie Claire, is a deeply personal, subtly inspiring, and cautionary piece about six women who lost a loved one to gun violence.
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #domesticviolence #survivor #MassShooting #gvpanorama

Regional Wrap A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S.

Every other week we bring you the Regional Wrap to get you caught up on gun violence prevention news that might be happening right in your area.

A Case Study in the Gun Lobby’s Firehose of Falsehood For the gun lobby, the details of decreasing homicide stats are irrelevant

For the gun lobby, the details of decreasing firearm homicide stats are irrelevant.
“… the states expanding gun carrying are underperforming the states strengthening gun laws.”
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #CrimeStatistics #CVI #gunlobby #GunLaws #SCOTUS #CourtDecision #PermitlessCarry

Tuesday!

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Join GVPedia founder Devin Hughes for a discussion of his new book, The Myths We Carry: An Advocate’s Guide to the Gun Debate, on Tuesday, March 24, at 12 noon EST.
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"I Feel the Pressure to Explain to America Exactly How We Got Here" An interview with Jennifer Mascia from The Trace about doing TV interviews after a mass shooting

Check out our new interview with senior news writer at @thetrace.org , Jennifer Mascia, about how she’s become a go-to GVP expert for post-shooting tragedy TV news interviews.

Check out February's Research Rewind-
A compendium of the latest studies on gun violence:
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GVPanorama - Owning and Using a Firearm in Ireland The Emerald Isle proves legal and safe gun ownership is possible

The Emerald Isle proves legal and safe gun ownership is possible.
#stpatricksday #gunviolenceawareness #ireland #guncontrol