Firearms

The Impact of Concealed and Open Carry Legislation Among Urban Settings in Kentucky and Oklahoma: Final Report to the National Institute of Justice

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Learning about ShotSpotter — and Gun Violence — from Chicago

Date Published

February 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Impression Session: Firearms and Toolmarks

Event Dates

August 10, 2023

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human Trafficking

Closing Date

May 15, 2024

Grants.gov Deadline

May 1, 2024

Application JustGrants Deadline

May 15, 2024

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding rigorous applied research on drugs and crime to inform the development of evidence-based tools, practices, and policies for state, tribal, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies that address drug trafficking, drug markets, and drug-related violence. The goals of this solicitation are to better understand drug crime organizations and networks and to develop effective approaches...

Cross-sectional Study of Loss of Life Expectancy at Different Ages Related to Firearm Deaths Among Black And White Americans

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Perceived Gun Access and Gun Carrying Among Male Adolescent Offenders

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Mass Shooting Database

Event Dates

January 31, 2024

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

The Impact of State Firearm Laws on Homicide Rates in Suburban and Rural Areas Compared to Large Cities in the United States, 1991-2016

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Impact of Gunshot Detection Technology on Gun Violence in Kansas City and Chicago: A Multi-Pronged Evaluation

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Characteristics and Obtainment Methods of Firearms Used in Adolescent School Shootings

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

FBI subaward to NIST project GOJPNIJ24000016 "Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence

O2309-015-015-012545

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$120,000

Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence

GOJPNIJ24000016

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$409,578

The Increased Value of Forensic Science to Lead Gun Crime Investigations Part II

Event Dates

January 23, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Series

2024 ASCLD Emerging Issues Webinar Series – Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (forensiccoe.org)

The Increased Value of Forensic Science to Lead Gun Crime Investigations Part I

Event Dates

January 16, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Series

2024 ASCLD Emerging Issues Webinar Series – Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (forensiccoe.org)

Gunshot Detection Technology Effect on Gun Violence in Kansas City, Missouri: A Microsynthetic Control Evaluation

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Utilizing the Electronic Medical Record to Enhance Health Care Provider Delivery of Messages About the Safe Storage of Firearms

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Arming Teachers as a Response to School Violence: Using a Risk Assessment Model to Understand Student Perceptions

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Inequalities in Exposure to Firearm Violence by Race, Sex, and Birth Cohort From Childhood to Age 40 Years, 1995-2021

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Accounting for Socio-Economic Context in Quantifying the Attractive and Repellent Influence of Built Environment on Firearms Violence in Multiple Cities

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Estimating the Global Prevalence of Mass Public Shootings

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evolution of LIBS technology to mobile instrumentation for expediting firearm-related investigations at the laboratory and the crime scene

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, NIJ Standard 0101.07

Body Armor Manufacturer Workshop

NIJ’s online workshop for body armor manufacturers has been postponed from its original date of March 19. The webinar will provide updates on standards and conformity assessment activities related to ballistic-resistant body armor and include opportunities to ask questions.

View workshop details.

NIJ has released an addendum to the standard. The addendum is available in two versions...