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Gun Politics & Policy

Guide for finding data and research related to the politics of guns

About this Guide

Each section provides starting points for research on gun violence and the politics surrounding it.

Research News

See Conversation & Media for more news coverage on gun violence research.

Gun Research Is Suddenly Hot
New York Times (Apr 19, 2019)

NYT's Margot Sanger-Katz discusses US funding for gun violence research and efforts to increase this research at the federal and state levels: "Concern about mass shootings has lifted spending on studies and attracted a new generation of researchers."

Research Advice

You can ask Sarah Elichko for help with finding primary and secondary sources, citations, and organizing your research.

Sarah Elichko
Social Sciences & Data Librarian

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Email selichk1@swarthmore.edu
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