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Special thanks to Ted Alcorn, Courtney Zale, Liz Avore, Jonas Oransky, Sarah Tofte, Cecily Wallman-Stokes, and Billy Rosen at Everytown for Gun Safety, to whom we are deeply indebted for providing consultation and advice.
The previous work of the following individuals made our research possible: Jon S. Vernick, Lisa M. Hepburn, Daniel W. Webster, Peter Cummings, April M. Zeoli, Matthew R. Rosengart, James A. Mercy, Elizabeth R. Vigdor, Scott Burris, and Heidi Grunwald.
We obtained information from the following organizations when conducting our investigation: The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, the Legal Community Against Gun Violence, Legal Sciences, LLC, and the Law Atlas Project.
Support for this report was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, grant #73373, Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.