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About the Course

Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change is designed to provide learners with the best available science and insights from top scholars across the country as well as the skills to understand which interventions are the most effective to offer a path forward for reducing gun violence in our homes, schools, and communities. Through this course, you will learn how to: 1. Appreciate the scope of gun violence and the importance of considering the issue across a variety of contexts. 2. Describe the role of law and policy in addressing gun violence at the federal, state, and local levels. 3. Compare the effectiveness of gun violence policies and highlight the importance of changing the way we talk about gun violence. 4. Describe state standards for civilian gun carrying and use and how those standards affect crime and violence. 5. Describe how firearm design is regulated, the effective and just enforcement of firearm laws, and strategies for reducing police-involved shootings. 6. Identify and explain evidence-based programs to reduce gun violence and understand public opinion on gun policy. As a student of this course, it’s important to recognize that you are part of an international learning community. We understand that gun violence can be a difficult issue to discuss and we all have our own set of opinions and beliefs. However, we ask you to please remember that gun violence is something that affects every person differently. It’s important to understand that this course is intended to generate productive and meaningful conversation. We ask students of this course to abide by the rules outlined and expected of you by Coursera’s Code of Conduct Policy. Please help us promote a healthy, productive, and sustainable learning environment for all and practice the following principles: Be polite.  Treat your fellow learners with respect.  Insulting, condescending, or abusive words will not be tolerated.  Do not harass other learners.  Polite debate is welcome as long as you are discussing the ideas or the evidence, not attacking the person. Be sensitive.  Remember that Coursera is a global forum with learners from many different cultures and backgrounds.  Be kind, thoughtful, and open-minded when discussing race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or controversial topics since others likely have differing perspectives. Post appropriate content.  Content that violates the Honor Code or Terms of Service is not permitted.  You may not post inappropriate (e.g., pornographic or obscene) content.  Do not post copyrighted content.  Do not advertise or promote outside products or organizations.  Do not spam the forums with repetitive content. Please note that violations of Coursera’s Code of Conduct, Honor Code, or Terms of service are not permitted and may result in:  Deletion of posted content.  Removal from the course.  Losing access to the Coursera site. *It is important to also note that certain policies and laws mentioned in this course are likely to change and develop over time. As a result, we understand that course content may need to be updated to reflect such changes. While we will strive to do this as quickly as possible, we appreciate your patience. All information included in the course is reported accurately at the time of recording and we intend to update lectures as soon as possible and to the best of our ability. The development of this course was made possible through generous financial support provided by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, an organization committed to improving the lives of children, enabling the creative pursuit of science, advancing reproductive health, and conserving and restoring the earth’s natural systems....

Top reviews

SB

Aug 18, 2019

So informative! Really changed my opinion about gun violence

MR

Dec 8, 2025

A *THOROUGH* breakdown of what it means to be a firearm owner, the risks & measures absolutely necessary to exercise proper gun control.

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By Brandon B

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Nov 18, 2025

Very informative.

By Luca C

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Oct 6, 2025

very informative!

By Leland R

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Dec 13, 2025

Very good course

By Andrew P

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Dec 6, 2025

Great experience

By Christopher A

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Nov 19, 2025

Very informative

By Zamair s

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Nov 2, 2025

it was very good

By Quanchai “ K

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Jun 20, 2021

Very good course

By Moses B C

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Nov 17, 2025

Learned a lot

By Stashawna D

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Aug 19, 2021

great course

By Jonah M

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Aug 8, 2020

Great course!

By Dji K

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Apr 17, 2024

Good course

By Marcus I T

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Oct 5, 2022

good course

By Derion L A

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Dec 12, 2025

It was good

By Yuda P A S

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May 30, 2021

Nice course

By Abdullah S

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Jul 14, 2020

Good Course

By sherri b

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Jul 27, 2019

Thank you.

By Geovanni S

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Nov 10, 2025

excellent

By Oswaldo G

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Jun 10, 2022

execlent

By Rasheed A A R

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Dec 12, 2025

Perfect

By Ali s

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Jul 27, 2024

AMAZING

By Tyjon D

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Dec 23, 2021

Great

By Gemini2k

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Oct 7, 2021

great

By sir l s

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Nov 10, 2025

Good

By Jacob N

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Jun 20, 2021

This class was pretty good. There was a lot of information presented by experts which was great. The amount of information, the way it was presented and who it was presented by were all top notch. There are two reasons I am rating this 4 out of 5 stars instead of 5 out of 5 stars.

1. They really need an audio engineer to make all the volume levels the same. Switching from one video to the next could be almost painful.

2. The presenters are not shy about displaying their bias. Having bias is totally fine and not a reason to dock points. Where this crosses the line is statements such as explaining why a Congressman wrote a bill as "for his friends in the gun industry" or proclaiming that George Zimmerman was racially motivated when he shot Trayvon Martin(this was proven false by the courts). The class has a bit too many statements like these to be rated a 5 out of 5.

But, all in all, a pretty good course and I learned a bit.

By Debbie S R

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Sep 15, 2022

I learned a lot in this course; keep in mind that the landscape has changed somewhat from when this course debuted, but I believe most of the information is still relevant. Some of the most valuable info came in the beginning, showing how young adults are the most likely to commit homicides with a gun, and the most likely to be victims; I think that is powerful information.