Gun Violence Archive
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| Founded | 2013 |
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Region served | United States |
| Website | gunviolencearchive.org |
The Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is an American nonprofit group with an accompanying website and social media delivery platforms which seeks to catalog every incident of what it deems to be gun violence in the United States. It was founded by Michael Klein and Mark Bryant. Klein is the founder of the Sunlight Foundation, and Bryant is a retired systems analyst.[1]
History
[edit]The GVA was established in 2013 and began in 2014 and is ongoing. It provides data and statistics related to shootings. Perceived gaps in both CDC and FBI data, as well as their lagging distribution, are some reasons behind why the GVA felt the need to offer independent data collection. The GVA typically publishes incidents in its database within three days whereas the government agencies including the FBI may take months or even years.[2][3][4]
The GVA maintains a database of known shootings in the United States, coming from law enforcement, media and government sources in all 50 states.[5][6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Cheves, John (2017-07-30). "Website counts the bodies as they fall to gunfire across America". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ "Mark Bryant counts US shootings. He no longer remembers the names". BBC News. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ Drange, Matt (2016-04-23). "The Kentucky gun owner who developed his own count of gun violence in the US". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ Kirk, Chris; Yablon, Alex (2015-12-31). "How Many People Have Been Shot in Your Neighborhood This Year?". Slate. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ "Try to scroll through this graphic and you'll understand America's gun problem". Vox.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ "Incidents in 2017". www.gunviolencearchive.org. Retrieved 2017-07-31.