This report argues that global firearm violence should be understood as a gendered public-health crisis driven by the military-industrial complex, militarised masculinity, cultural normalisation of guns, and structural inequalities, requiring preventive, cross-sector policy responses rather than purely criminal justice approaches.

A Rutgers Health study finds a direct correlation between exposure to gun violence and increased suicidal ideation and attempts among Black adults, signaling a dire need for targeted mental health interventions.