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Policing gun crimes: A comprehensive review of strategies and effectiveness

“…Gun crimes range from illegal possession, unlawfully receiving or transferring of a firearm, to violent crimes such as robberies, homicides, and mass shootings. Mass shootings, however, occupy only a fraction of all gun-related homicides in the U.S. as over ninety-nine percent of criminal killings do not involve a mass shooting event (Center for Disease Control (CDC), 2021; Wilson, 2021). To maintain public safety and reduce gun violence, it is important to understand the effectiveness of various strategies used to address gun crimes that occur on a daily basis.…”