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THOSE WHO SERVE: ADDRESSING FIREARM SUICIDE AMONG MILITARY VETERANS


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   How To Stop Shootings and Gun Violence in Schools: A Plan to Keep Students
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 1.  EXTREME RISK LAWS
     
     When a person is in crisis and considering harming themselves or others,
     family members and law enforcement are often the first people to see the
     warning signs. Extreme Risk laws, sometimes referred to as “Red Flag” laws,
     allow loved ones or law enforcement to intervene by petitioning a court for
     an order to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing guns.
     
     Solution Extreme Risk Laws Everytown Research & Policy


 2.  CLOSE THE CHARLESTON LOOPHOLE
     
     Under federal law, gun purchases may move forward by default after three
     business days—even if a background check has not been completed. While 90%
     of federal background checks are completed in minutes, those that take
     longer than three business days are four times as likely to be denied.
     
     Solution Close the Charleston Loophole Everytown Research & Policy


 3.  BLOCK CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY
     
     Federal concealed carry reciprocity (CCR) legislation would gut state
     standards for who may carry hidden, loaded handguns in public. CCR would
     force each state to recognize the concealed carry standards from every
     other state, even those that have dramatically weaker standards—and those
     that don’t require any permit at all.
     
     Solution Block Concealed Carry Reciprocity Everytown Research & Policy


 4.  BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL GUN SALES
     
     Background checks are the foundation of any comprehensive gun violence
     prevention strategy. Current federal law requires that background checks be
     conducted whenever a person attempts to buy a gun from a licensed gun
     dealer. This is to ensure that the buyer is not legally prohibited from
     having the gun.
     
     Solution Background Checks on All Gun Sales Everytown Research & Policy


 5.  REQUIRE PROHIBITED PEOPLE TO TURN IN THEIR GUNS
     
     Requiring people to turn in their guns when they become legally prohibited
     from having them helps keep guns out of the wrong hands. Under federal law,
     there is no affirmative requirement that people who are prohibited from
     having guns turn in firearms that they already have.
     
     Solution Require Prohibited People to Turn in Their Guns Everytown Research
     & Policy


 6.  STRONG STANDARDS FOR CARRYING CONCEALED GUNS IN PUBLIC
     
     Carrying guns in public is a tremendous responsibility. States should set
     strong minimum standards for carrying concealed guns in public to ensure
     that people who are too dangerous or irresponsible to carry guns in our
     communities are blocked from doing so.
     
     Solution Strong Standards for Carrying Concealed Guns in Public Everytown
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 7.  SECURE GUN STORAGE
     
     Gun owners can make their homes and communities safer by storing their guns
     securely. This means storing them unloaded, locked, and separate from
     ammunition.
     
     Solution Secure Gun Storage Everytown Research & Policy


 8.  PROHIBIT PEOPLE WITH DANGEROUS HISTORIES FROM HAVING GUNS
     
     People with dangerous histories should be prohibited from having guns.
     Federal law prohibits gun possession by certain categories of people.
     States also set standards for who is too dangerous to have guns. People
     prohibited by federal or state law will fail a background check if they try
     to buy a gun from a licensed dealer.
     
     Solution Prohibit People With Dangerous Histories From Having Guns
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 9.  GUN OWNER SAFETY TRAINING
     
     States should require a person to complete safety training prior to
     purchasing a gun or carrying a gun in public. Training ensures that gun
     owners are educated on the responsible practices for handling and using
     firearms, storing them securely at home and in vehicles, as well as
     carrying guns in public.
     
     Solution Gun Owner Safety Training Everytown Research & Policy


 10. GUN DEALER REFORM
     
     Laws on how gun stores conduct their business have not been strengthened
     since the 1960s. Congress should pass comprehensive gun dealer reform.
     
     Solution Gun Dealer Reform Everytown Research & Policy

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Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice
as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun
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Everytown Research analysis of CDC, WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death,
2018–2022; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) nonfatal firearm
injury data, 2020; and SurveyUSA Market Research Study #26602, 2022.

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