United On Guns

When a mass shooting takes place, it falls on our nation’s mayors and city managers to respond. UnitedOnGuns, the gun violence initiative of the Public Health Advocacy Institute,  helps local leaders and decision-makers to reduce the impact of gun violence in their communities.

UnitedOnGuns interviewed mayors and municipal leaders in eight communities that responded to a mass shooting. Using their harrowing experience, we developed the Mass Shooting Protocol & Playbook, which provides actionable strategies leaders can use to prepare for, respond to, and help their community recover from mass shootings and incidents of mass violence.

For information about UnitedOnGuns research methodology or to review the case briefs of the eight cities that participated in this project, visit their website here.