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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/regional-w...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A new essay from our colleague at The Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus. “Gun violence includes gun exposure, or what we have come to call GunX. This calculus takes into the account the aggregate cost of gun-related incidents and their collective consequences.” @keepgunsoffcampus.bsky.social

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Real Math for a New School Year

The aggregate cost of gun-related incidents and their collective consequences

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week in Friday Finds: DOJ Says 18-20 Handgun Sales Ban “May Not Be Enforced”; ERPO information; Walmart Still Banning Sheryl Crow 30 Years Later; and more open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As is often the case in our country, quick fixes and profit schemes can get metamorphosized into “regulations” that have no basis in factual effect. @k12ssdb.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPanorama - Do Locked Classroom Doors Stop School Shooters?

Data shows the best option is to leave the doors open

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Please join us on Tuesday October 6th at 1pm EST for a live Zoom conversation that will cover everything from the “good guy with a gun” myth to understanding the facts regarding the number of DGUs that occur every year. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/gvpedia-ex...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Recently, the CDC quietly restored to its website the misleading and previously deleted stat that claims Americans use guns in self-defense “60,000 to 2.5 million” times per year. Nothing in the earlier evidence changed, just the administration.

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The CDC's New Gun Statistic Has an Alien Abduction Problem

When surveys and empirical reality collide, a science agency must side with reality

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is Part 3 of our three-part Back To School series that gathers recent academic studies on the troubling trend of firearms infiltrating school grounds. Check our monthly “Research Rewind” feature for consistent updates of such peer-reviewed reports. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/back-to-sc...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New paid Armed With Reason subscribers will receive 25% off an annual subscription — click here to chose your subscription level: armedwithreason.substack.com/subscribe — This discount ends October 10, 2026.

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week in Friday Finds: CVI Updates; New Report on Cross-Border Gun Trafficking; Suicide Prevention Month Continues; and more. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit... @jhucgvs.bsky.social @giffords.org @actiononguns.bsky.social

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A couple weeks ago, GVPedia founder Devin Hughes stumbled on a few recent articles that make a number of inaccurate claims about Canada and Australia’s crime rates being worse than the U.S. — and imply their stronger gun laws are to blame. In case you missed it, check out Hughes’ retort, below.

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ICYMI: Are Canada and Australia More Dangerous Than America?

Debunking a new crime analysis from the gun lobby that fits their pre-established narrative

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Check out our Regional Wrap to get you caught up on gun violence prevention news that might be happening right in your town. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/regional-w.... #GVP #CVI #gunlaws #MassShooting #CrimeStatistics

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

An interview with the editors of a new book, Gun Violence: The Statistical Issues, that confronts the struggle to find accurate gun violence data. In the book, a team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania attempt to address the reasons for this problem, and how to fix it.

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GVPanorama - How Do Statisticians Contribute to Research and Policy on Gun Violence?

An interview with the editors of a new book that confronts the struggle for accurate gun violence data

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Check out our monthly compendium of the latest studies on gun violence - Research Rewind. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This week in Friday Finds: Women and Firearms; Suicide Prevention Month; Do Locked Doors Deter School Shootings; and more open.substack.com/pub/armedwit... @thetrace.org @bradyunited.org @americanprogress.bsky.social

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In order to sustain this work, some of our longer-form articles will now be available to paid subscribers only, while still offering a free preview for everyone. To show our appreciation, for the next 30 days, new paid subscribers will receive 25% off an annual subscription — bit.ly/4hf2Mzc

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today, September 8, is Firearm Suicide Prevention Day. Below are some links to information and support towards the prevention of firearm suicide.

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Today is Firearm Suicide Prevention Day

More than half of all gun deaths are suicides

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is Part 2 of our three-part Back To School series that will gather recent academic studies covering various permutations of the troubling trend of firearms infiltrating school grounds. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/back-to-sc...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This week in #FridayFinds — CVI updates; How to Talk to Conservatives About Guns; and more open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today’s Regional Wrap: armedwithreason.substack.com/p/regional-w... A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S.

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is Part 1 of our three-part Back To School series that will gather recent academic studies covering the troubling trend of firearms infiltrating school grounds. Today’s entry focuses on recent developments concerning campus carry. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This week in Friday Finds: Annunciation Church Shooting Anniversary; GVP Strategy Successes; and more @thetrace.org @americanprogress.bsky.social @everytown.org @teachersunify.bsky.social armedwithreason.substack.com/p/friday-fin...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Most schools around the country started back this week. We recently offered this list of articles related to the increasing focus on preventing shootings on campuses. In case you missed it, here it is again, below. @teachersunify.bsky.social @k12ssdb.bsky.social

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ICYMI: Back To School

As the buses rev up, here is some information from around the country on what is being done to prepare and protect kids from gun violence on campus

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This week in Friday Finds: 1934 NFA Law Deemed Unconstitutional; Ghost Gun Rules Undermined; SMART Week; and more armedwithreason.substack.com/p/friday-fin... @bradyunited.org @giffords.org @everytown.org #BeSMART #smartweek @jhucgvs.bsky.social @nyamnews.bsky.social

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Check out the latest Regional Wrap — A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/regional-w...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This week in Armed With Reason's Friday Finds: Todd Blanche Confirmation; Immediate GVP Rollbacks; and more. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/friday-fin... @giffords.org @gunsdownamerica.bsky.social @thetrace.org @everytown.org @pomurray.bsky.social

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Last month, Executive Director at Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, Abbey Clements, gave us a wrap-up of various educational conferences she or her org’s ambassadors attended across the country this summer. In case you missed it, here is her report below. @teachersunify.bsky.social

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ICYMI: Meeting Educators Where They Are

Teachers Unify expands their reach from summer conferences to the union floor

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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. Check out the latest Research Rewind: armedwithreason.substack.com/p/research-r...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"In this episode, we get into what network science actually is, how cities are using it to reach people at the highest risk, and why the same principles hold whether you’re looking at Boston, New Haven, Newark, or Chicago...”

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GVPanorama - Using Social Networks To Reduce Gun Violence

A new podcast discussing how to use data to reduce gun violence

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This week in #FridayFinds Why Mass Shootings Persist; Dangerous ATF Reforms; and more. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

As we’ve recently highlighted the increasing influence of regional litigation on the fight for gun violence prevention, we offer this USA Today article as a quick overview of the problems recent Supreme Court decisions have had being implemented and addressing 21st century realities.

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GVPanorama - Supreme Court Justice Wants to Scrap 'Failed' Second Amendment Test

The destructive problems with the "historical tradition" argument

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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. armedwithreason.substack.com/p/regional-w...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This week in Friday Finds: New Firearm Consumer Data; Apalachee School Shooter Sentenced; SCOTUS GVP Decisions; and more open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"…GVP advocates have increasingly looked to litigation as a way to enforce existing laws and help fight our gun scourge. @everytown.org represented the family in this case that involved a wrongful-death lawsuit against a ghost gun company, Husky Armory LLC."

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GVPanorama - Ghost Gun Company Ordered to Pay $100M in Death of Kentucky Teen in Historic Verdict

The verdict is believed to be the largest-ever against a gun dealer

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This week in #FridayFinds Court Strikes Down NJ Assault Weapons Ban; Poverty Effects on Gun Violence; Latest Firearm Mortality Data; and more armedwithreason.substack.com/p/friday-fin...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Monday, July 20th, was the 14th anniversary of the horrific movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. To offer reflection and honor to those lost, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips — founders of the national non-profit, @survivorsempowered.bsky.social — offered this important and loving tribute.

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Always Remembered, Always Honored, Always Loved

14 years after the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Check out the latest Regional Wrap- A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This week in #FridayFinds open.substack.com/pub/armedwit... Federal Appellate Courts Uphold Assault Weapon Bans; Gun Makers Inflate Gun Prices; New Homicide Data; and more

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Visit armedwithreason.substack.com for the latest in gun violence prevention research-- Research Rewind: June 2026 edition open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

July is Disability Pride Month. The theme for this year’s celebration is “The World Works Better With Us” — chosen to emphasize the fact that “when people with disabilities are included, respected, and supported, communities work better for everyone.”

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Disability Pride Month

This year's theme is "The World Works Better with Us"

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The Trace @thetrace.org · 09/07/2026

In 2019, artistic producer Michael Cotey created ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence. The program produces plays about gun violence written by teens and sets up performances throughout the country each year. The program is just one example of how people are using theater to examine gun violence.

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These Theater Kids Are Shifting the Narrative on Gun Violence

A national program produces plays about gun violence written by teenagers. It's just one example of how people are using theater to bring new light to the issue.

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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