How To Stop Shootings and Gun Violence in Schools
2022
This report published by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (Everytown) presents a comprehensive plan combining gun safety policies with school-based intervention strategies. The largest education unions in the United States partnered with Everytown to assess the status of gun violence in schools and draw from data, research, and recommendations to create an intervention plan to prevent mass shooting incidents and end gun violence. The report includes four main sections: an overview of gun violence in America’s schools, four key facts about school gun violence, an outlined plan to prevent gun violence, and a summary of commonly suggested interventions that actually harm students. The proposed plan includes several key components: enact and enforce secure firearm storage laws, pass extreme risk laws, raise the age to purchase firearms, require background checks on all sales, build a culture of secure gun storage, implement school security upgrades, initiate trauma-informed emergency planning, and create safe and equitable environments in schools.
How To Stop Shootings and Gun Violence in Schools
Source:
How To Stop Shootings and Gun Violence in Schools: A Plan To Keep Students Safe. Everytown for Gun Safety 2022. https://everytownresearch.org/report/how-to-stop-shootings-and-gun-violence-in-schools.