What The Research Shows: Californians and Gun Safety
Tue, Nov 29
|Virtual
Join us for a virtual briefing on some of the latest research into firearm ownership in California with guest speaker Sean Tan, a Senior Public Administration Analyst at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.


Time & Location
Nov 29, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Virtual
About the event
Even with California's strong gun laws and regulations, issues of gun safety and fears of gun violence remain.1 in 6 Californian adults live at home with a firearm.
Join us for a virtual briefing on some of the latest research into firearm ownership in California with guest speaker Sean Tan, a Senior Public Administration Analyst at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
For the first time since 2001, the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research includes questions about gun ownership, safety, and gun violence. CHIS is the nation's largest statewide health survey with over 22,000 respondents and provides a variety of health and well-being indicators. Amid the troubling trends surrounding gun violence and safety around the country, the latest CHIS offers new research possibilities for examining current trends in California, especially for priority populations or populations of interest such as teens…