# Patch Notes #010: Gun Violence / Public Safety Source Appendix

Version: v0.1 public source appendix
Date: 2026-07-03
Status: Baseline source list, not final evidence review.

## Official Data

- CDC WISQARS: https://wisqars.cdc.gov/
- CDC/NCHS Mortality Data: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/
- FBI Expanded Homicide Data: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/shr

## Evidence Reviews And Program Sources

- RAND, The Science of Gun Policy: https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html
- NIJ, Gun Violence: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/gun-violence
- OJP, Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative: https://www.ojp.gov/program/community-violence-intervention/overview
- CDC, Violence Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/violence-prevention/
- Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions
- Congressional Research Service Reports: https://crsreports.congress.gov/

## Legal Anchors

- Supreme Court, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf
- Supreme Court, United States v. Rahimi: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-915_8o6b.pdf

## Source Rules For This Issue

- Separate firearm suicide, homicide, nonfatal injury, accidental injury, police shootings, and mass shootings.
- Use official mortality/crime data for baseline counts where possible.
- Use RAND/NIJ/CDC and academic reviews to grade policy evidence.
- Define "mass shooting" explicitly before using counts.
- Treat constitutional constraints as design constraints, not footnotes.
- Avoid tactical weapon detail, attack detail, self-harm detail, crisis advice, legal advice, emergency advice, private facts, or individualized safety guidance.