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Gun Safe Storage Programs: A Bottom-up Approach to Reducing Gun Violence

Introduction As deaths due to gun violence mount and the political discourse surrounding gun control rages on, non-governmental organizations, sometimes with support from state authorities but often working independently, have begun publishing temporary, voluntary, safe firearm storage maps. These online, publicly accessible maps identify locations — often police stations, shooting ranges, gun shops, or special […]

The Pro-Life Paradox: States with the Worst Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States have the Most Extreme Abortion Laws

Anti-abortion activists neglect to advocate for measures that support parents and children Abortion rights advocates have long argued anti-abortion activists and legislators are simply pro-birth, not pro-life. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade this past summer, trigger laws have gone into effect in many states that enact total or near total bans on all […]