(Via COSSA) On September 22, the Biden Administration announced the establishment of the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The office is expected to accelerate executive action and prioritize legislation that reduces gun violence in the United States. 

In February of this year, the COSSA blog "Why Social Science?" addressed the issue with an essay, "Because Gun Violence Requires Social Science-Solutions."

Also in September,  the Bureau of Justice Statistics hosted a public seminar celebrating 50 years of the National Crime and Victimization Survey (NCVS). The survey is the only crime and victimization survey in the United States that addresses underreported crime through survey collection rather than police reporting. The NCVS is used to understand crime patterns and the impact of that crime in different households, recognizing victims that may have been indirectly affected by the crime.