Gun Safety
- Georgia Violent Death Reporting System (GA-VDRS is a collaborative project with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). GA-VDRS is a population-based, public health reporting system that captures information on violent deaths including homicides, suicides, unintentional firearm deaths, deaths from legal intervention, and deaths for which the intent and cause are undetermined. GA-VDRS includes information that provide valuable context about violent deaths such as relationship problems; mental health problems and treatment; toxicology results; and life stressors, such as recent job problems, finances, or physical health problems. Extensive information about the incidents, such as weapons used, characteristics of suspects, and locations where they occurred are also included
- Gun safety training advocacy. Why it's important and how states are working (or not working) to address training.
- Georgia Public Safety Training Center - offers courses to first repsonders on a range of topics from de-escalation tactics, various mental health stuggles and how to respond, gun safety training, and more
- CDC's Stats of the States - firearm mortality statistics broken down by state.
- Gun Safety in the Home from Military One Source
- VA Reach - Firearm Suicide Prevention & Lethal Means Safety
- Key Facts about Americans and guns
- Guns in the Home: How to Keep Children Safe
- Gun death among children on the rise - Pew Research Center
- Debunking Gun Myths at the dinner table
- How to talk to kids about gun violence
- Sandy Hook Promise - Preventing Children from Gun Violence
- National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Georgia Gun Laws from Giffords Law Center