/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10250/all en /newsroom/channels/news/suicide-and-homicide-rates-show-large-racial-disparities-across-us-states-286782 <p>Southern and Western states have the highest rates of white firearm suicide, while Midwestern states have highest rates of black firearm homicide, according to new research from ƻ����Ժ. The findings place a spotlight on states where firearm policies may help reduce homicide and suicide rates.</p> <p>Gun violence has a long history in the U.S. Less understood is how homicide or suicide varies amongst black and white men across US states and how household gun ownership influences them.</p> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:44:19 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 38100 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/salon-us-gun-violence-symptom-long-historical-problem-285384 <p>(Op-ed by J.M. Opal, Associate Professor of History, ƻ����Ժ) “There is no reason to think that America’s leaders will respond any differently to the latest mass shooting.”<br /> <a href="https://www.salon.com/2018/02/24/u-s-gun-violence-is-a-symptom-of-a-long-historical-problem_partner/">Salon</a> | <a href="https://theconversation.com/u-s-gun-violence-is-a-symptom-of-a-long-historical-problem-92322"><span>The Conversation</span></a></p> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:01:02 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 33012 at /newsroom