CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES Reducing Gun Violence: What Works, and What Can Be Done Now PROVIDE SWIFT, CERTAIN, PROPORTIONAL CONSEQUENCES to deter illegal gun possession Keep guns out of the hands of people LEGALLY PROHIBITED from owning them SECURE GUNS in the home Remove guns from homes where they POSE AN EXTREME RISK Implement EVIDENCE-BASED policing strategies Target the small number of offenders RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST GUN VIOLENCE Collect BALLISTICS EVIDENCE in all shootings Run all ballistics evidence through NIBIN Utilize CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CENTERS Limit availability of HIGH-POWERED FIREARMS Limit capacity of AMMUNITION MAGAZINES Stop guns from entering the BLACK MARKET ASSESS THREATS to prevent mass shootings Expand gun violence RESEARCH