#2A #GVP Yesterday, the Seventh Circuit finally joined ALL the other federal circuit courts in rejected a Second Amendment facial challenge to the federal felon-in-possession law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). United States v. Prince, 2026 WL 905432. They left open the possibility of as-applied challenges

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

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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

This is huge. #GVP #2A

law profs saving the day

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

New ABA Resolution About Civil Liability for Gun Companies | Duke Center for Firearms Law Last month in San Antonio, the American Bar Association House of Delegates adopted Resolution 604, a policy resolution drafted by the ABA Standing Committee on Gun Violence.

Check out my latest for the Second Thoughts blog #GVP #FIRA #PLCAA firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/03/new-... @dukefirearmslaw.bsky.social

The Trump DOJ is giving guns back to felons, including one alleged fake elector The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.

#2A #GVP I was quoted in this NPR story a few days ago. Gun rights restoration is my current research project. I'm ambivalent about the policy www.npr.org/2026/03/11/g...

Shooting-Free Days as a New Metric of Success in Reducing Firearm Violence - PubMed These novel metrics highlight periods of success and safety rather than focusing on negative outcomes. Metrics varied widely, worsened overall during the study decade, and highlighted cities with policies and practices that could be replicated. Incorporating shooting-free metrics into public dashboa …

#GVP #2A This is an interesting new article in the JAMA Health Forum about a proposed alternative metric for tracking gun violence trends: "shooting-free days."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41823961/

The False Promise of Armed Resistance Are we becoming a mirror of what we fear?

“The mechanisms are straightforward: nonviolent campaigns attract broader participation, increase the likelihood of defections from security forces, and preserve moral legitimacy.”
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #nonviolence #mythbusting

I strongly support this new Resolution from the ABA Standing Committee on Gun Violence. Kudos to the Committee members - this is very well-written and well-reasoned, and *very* up-to-date. www.americanbar.org/content/dam/...

#PLCAA #GVP #2A

In the End, Vullo Prevails Against the N.R.A. | Duke Center for Firearms Law On Monday, February 23, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in the N.R.A.’s appeal in its case against Maria Vullo, former Superintendent of New York Department of Financial Services. This marks the e...

Check out my latest writeup #2A #GVP
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/03/in-t...

GVPanorama - New Data on Guns Trafficked to Mexico and Beyond New report explores how and where weapons get into Mexico

This timely report from Stop US Arms to Mexico lays out the depth of gun trafficking below the U.S. border, while explaining the difficulty of attaining traceable public information on the weapons flow.
#guntrafficking #mexicanborder #gunviolenceawareness #ElMencho #Cartels #GVP

Women's History Month March is an annual opportunity to honor the achievements of women past and present

March is Women’s History Month. Below are some recent Armed with Reason posts by or about women who are doing amazing work in the gun violence prevention field.
#WomensHistoryMonth #GVP @teachersunify.bsky.social #SurvivorStories

Geographic Patterns of Firearms with Short Time-to-Crime in the U.S. and the Americas, 2015–2023 More than 45,000 people were killed with a firearm in the U.S. during 2023, and an estimated 85,000 individuals visit emergency departments each year for nonfatal firearm-related injuries. ¹–² Researc...

#2A #GVP
Geographic Patterns of Firearms with Short Time-to-Crime in the U.S. and the Americas, 2015–2023 - American Journal of Preventive Medicine www.ajpmonline.org/article/S074...

Going Armed to a Protest - University of Wyoming This is the first of two posts in a micro-series on public carry at protests. Each post is by an FRC...

Check out my latest: I was asked to write something about guns at protests, writing from a pacifist perspective.
#GVP #2A
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ICYMI - Dog Shoots Person, Again... Again Another dog-shoots-man story belies the defensive gun use myth

In lieu of any new studies regarding dogs accidentally shooting people— and given the great ratings for the Puppy Bowl — we thought we’d revisit this piece from last November, in case you missed it.
#GVP #MythBustingMonday #gunviolenceawareness #dogs #AccidentalShooting #DGU #DefensiveGunUse

This Is National Gun Violence Survivors Week Survivor stories from the annals of Armed with Reason

February 1-7 is National Gun Violence Survivors Week.
Below are some harrowing but ultimately inspiring stories of survival that we’ve shared on Armed with Reason.
#nationalgunviolencesurvivorsweek #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #SurvivorStories @teachersunify.bsky.social #sandyhook #columbine #CVI

Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence Turns 4 An interview with co-founder and survivor, Abbey Cements

December, 2025, marked the 4th birthday for the educator-focused GVP group, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence. Check out our new interview with co-founder and Sandy Hook survivor, Abbey Clements. @teachersunify.bsky.social
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #teachers #SandyHook

Zojuist werd ik verrast door de postbode, die een fijn cadeautje bracht: een exemplaar van 'De roadtrip', het nieuwe boek van Khalid Boudou. Zo leuk dat ik een van de winnaars ben van de winactie van de #GVP. Dat wordt een mooi leesweekend!
Dank #grotevriendelijkepodcast en uitgeverij #overamstel!

What to Know Before Buying a Gun Our desperate times have created concerned reactions, so here's a firearm factsheet to consider if you're pondering gun ownership

Our desperate times have created concerned reactions, so here's a firearm factsheet we've created to consider if you're pondering gun ownership.
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #gunownership #MythBusting #selfdefense

"The Myths We Carry" Book Contest Winners And a recent interview with author, Devin Hughes

We’ve got the winners of signed copies of "The Myths We Carry" — check out an interview with author and GVPedia founder, Devin Hughes.
#themythswecarry #MythBusting #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #gundebate

#2A #GVP If you're the type of person who thinks you should have the right to carry guns onto my private property without my permission, you are someone I consider untrustworthy and whose intentions and attitude seem seem wrong to me.

FCC votes to unlock high-power 6 GHz for Wi‑Fi and IoT devices The FCC will vote to create a new category of ‘geofenced variable power’ (GVP) devices that can use the 6 GHz band under specific rules; the idea is to enable outdoor and longer-range Wi‑Fi, and to support new innovations in AR/VR, and sundry IoT applications. The standard narrative around US innovation and economic impetus is all […]

GVPanorama - How Are Young People Handling Gun Violence Anxiety? A new podcast delves into the reverberating effects of an increasingly common threat

A new podcast from Connecticut Public delves into the reverberating effects of an increasingly common threat.
NPR #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #schoolshooting #sandyhook #studentlife

"The Myths We Carry" - Book Launch and Giveaway Win a signed copy of the new book - a definitive primer on gun lobby disinformation

Win a signed copy of the new book from GVPedia founder Devin Hughes, The Myths We Carry - a definitive primer on gun lobby disinformation.
#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #MythbustingMonday #disinformation
Enter to win here! 👇

A new state report assesses the impact of gun violence in Virginia and the health of those communities. #virginiaisforgunsense #gvp

GVPanorama - What Researchers Learned About American Gun Violence in 2025 Trump’s return to office rattled academia, but insights continued to emerge

From our diligent colleagues at @thetrace.org comes this excellent round-up of major moves of gun violence research in 2025.
"Trump’s return to office rattled academia, but insights continued to emerge."
#gunviolenceawareness #GVP #gunviolenceresearch #gvpanorama #2025InReview