Kelly Roskam
@kellyewroskam.bsky.social
Director of Law and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. Mom of 3 amazing girls.
Fantastic op-ed from the @jhucgvs.bsky.social's co-director @joshhorwitz.bsky.social calling on the Virginia General Assembly to take advantage of the #GVP majority and enact more life-saving laws. www.pilotonline.com/2025/11/22/c...
Column: Seize this moment to tackle gun violence with real solutions
With a new governor and gun violence prevention champions in the General Assembly, now is the time for action, Johns Hopkins researcher Josh Horwitz writes in a guest column.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Fantastic op-ed from the @jhucgvs.bsky.social's co-director @joshhorwitz.bsky.social calling on the Virginia General Assembly to take advantage of the #GVP majority and enact more life-saving laws. www.pilotonline.com/2025/11/22/c...
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Biggest new item on the SCOTUS docket: Wolford v. Lopez, a 2nd amendment case asking whether states can ban concealed-carry firearms on private property without permission of the property owner
NEW at SCOTUS: just five cert grants from the long conference
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Biggest new item on the SCOTUS docket: Wolford v. Lopez, a 2nd amendment case asking whether states can ban concealed-carry firearms on private property without permission of the property owner
Political violence is never the answer and leaders of all political parties must swiftly and unequivocally condemn violence. The easy availability of guns puts ALL people at risk. We must also enact and implement gun violence prevention policy.
September 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Political violence is never the answer and leaders of all political parties must swiftly and unequivocally condemn violence. The easy availability of guns puts ALL people at risk. We must also enact and implement gun violence prevention policy.
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"Unless your argument begins and ends with one goal — fewer dead children — you’ve missed the only point that matters."
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Annunciation parent: This violence is not normal
"The stories, the tears, the sound bites — they fade. And then it happens again. Like it always does," Sam Hasler writes.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"Unless your argument begins and ends with one goal — fewer dead children — you’ve missed the only point that matters."
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Fletcher Merkel was an 8-year old boy killed at Anunciation in Minneapolis yesterday. His father said that Fletcher loved his family, friends, fishing, cooking "and any sport that he was allowed to play."
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Parents of children killed in Annunciation Catholic school shooting speak out
Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, died in the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting, their families confirmed Thursday.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Fletcher Merkel was an 8-year old boy killed at Anunciation in Minneapolis yesterday. His father said that Fletcher loved his family, friends, fishing, cooking "and any sport that he was allowed to play."
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Harper Moyski was a 10-year-old girl killed at Anunciation in Minneapolis yesterday. Her family described her as “ a bright, joyful, and deeply loved 10-year-old whose laughter, kindness, and spirit touched everyone who knew her.”
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Victim of shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school identified by family, 'bright, joyful, and deeply loved'
Her family put out a statement identifying their daughter as one of the victims who died in the tragic shooting.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Harper Moyski was a 10-year-old girl killed at Anunciation in Minneapolis yesterday. Her family described her as “ a bright, joyful, and deeply loved 10-year-old whose laughter, kindness, and spirit touched everyone who knew her.”
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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Hug your loved ones. Support the families and community. Work for change.
We’re heartbroken by this continuing American sickness of gun violence. No parent should fear sending their kids to school. Our hearts are with the victims, families, and community that will all be deeply affected. We must act. abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-...
Minneapolis shooting: 8-year-old and 10-year-old killed, 17 others hurt at Catholic school
An 8-year-old and 10-year-old were shot and killed when a gunman fired shots through the windows of a church at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hug your loved ones. Support the families and community. Work for change.
My heart is breaking for my home state.
The city of Minneapolis said in an alert that there is “no active threat to the community at this time” and a “shooter is contained.”
Live: Minneapolis says shooter ‘contained’ as police respond to gunfire at church
Dozens of squads en route to Annunciation Church, casualties reported.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My heart is breaking for my home state.
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My colleague Kellen Heniford had her excellent article on the historical context for firearms age limits highlighted in the Duke Firearms Law Center 2nd Thoughts blog today.
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Scholarship Highlight: Age Restrictions and Michael Bellesiles | Duke Center for Firearms Law
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July 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
My colleague Kellen Heniford had her excellent article on the historical context for firearms age limits highlighted in the Duke Firearms Law Center 2nd Thoughts blog today.
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Seeing my name on an article in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social is pretty surreal. Thank you for the incredible opportunity @drcrifasi.bsky.social and @admccourt.bsky.social! #gunviolence #publichealth #lawsky #sensitiveplaces
National survey data show broad public support for restricting guns in locations where alcohol and conflict may increase risks of violence.
Most Americans support limits on guns in bars, stadiums, and protests.
Explore the survey results: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Most Americans support limits on guns in bars, stadiums, and protests.
Explore the survey results: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Study: Most Americans Support Limits on Guns in Bars, Stadiums, and Protests | Center for Gun Violence Solutions
National survey data show broad public support for restricting guns in locations where alcohol and conflict may increase risks of violence.
publichealth.jhu.edu
July 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Seeing my name on an article in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social is pretty surreal. Thank you for the incredible opportunity @drcrifasi.bsky.social and @admccourt.bsky.social! #gunviolence #publichealth #lawsky #sensitiveplaces
Along with the Executive Director of Protect Minnesota, Minnesota's statewide gun violence prevention organization, Maggiy Emery and @mnstatemankato.bsky.social Professor Tracie Rutherford Self. #gunviolence #ERPO #suicideprevention protectmn.org
Center team members @kellyewroskam.bsky.social and @lisageller.bsky.social shared their insights at the suicide prevention forum in Minnesota, contributing powerful expertise to the critical conversation on saving lives.
July 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Along with the Executive Director of Protect Minnesota, Minnesota's statewide gun violence prevention organization, Maggiy Emery and @mnstatemankato.bsky.social Professor Tracie Rutherford Self. #gunviolence #ERPO #suicideprevention protectmn.org
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The Center, in partnership with the Violence Prevention Project Research Center, has released a comprehensive guide to support the effective implementation of Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law.
Read the news release to learn more about the guide: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Read the news release to learn more about the guide: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
New Guide Supports Effective Implementation of Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law | Center for Gun Violence Solutions
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, in partnership with the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University, has released a comprehensive guide to support the effect...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Center, in partnership with the Violence Prevention Project Research Center, has released a comprehensive guide to support the effective implementation of Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law.
Read the news release to learn more about the guide: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Read the news release to learn more about the guide: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
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A Trace reporter visited Charleston, South Carolina, on the 10th anniversary of one of the most deadly racist mass shootings in modern American history, searching for signs of remembrance. What she found was fractured progress. thetr.ac/w7149
July 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A Trace reporter visited Charleston, South Carolina, on the 10th anniversary of one of the most deadly racist mass shootings in modern American history, searching for signs of remembrance. What she found was fractured progress. thetr.ac/w7149
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📢 New research! 📢
In 2024, MAGA Republicans were much more likely than non-MAGA non-Republicans to view political violence as justified and to endorse beliefs associated with violence, but they were generally not more willing to commit such violence themselves. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pre...
In 2024, MAGA Republicans were much more likely than non-MAGA non-Republicans to view political violence as justified and to endorse beliefs associated with violence, but they were generally not more willing to commit such violence themselves. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pre...
PREPRINT: The MAGA Movement and Political Violence in 2024
AbstractBackground: The possibility of widespread political violence poses a serious concern for the United States. A nationally representative survey found in 2022 that “Make America Great Again” (MA...
cvp.ucdavis.edu
July 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
📢 New research! 📢
In 2024, MAGA Republicans were much more likely than non-MAGA non-Republicans to view political violence as justified and to endorse beliefs associated with violence, but they were generally not more willing to commit such violence themselves. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pre...
In 2024, MAGA Republicans were much more likely than non-MAGA non-Republicans to view political violence as justified and to endorse beliefs associated with violence, but they were generally not more willing to commit such violence themselves. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pre...
Precisely why we recommend requiring safe storage of firearms in vehicles as well as homes. publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g....
July 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Precisely why we recommend requiring safe storage of firearms in vehicles as well as homes. publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g....
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Families of victims murdered at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 sued the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to use the state’s red flag law to prevent the attacker from obtaining firearms. www.courthousenews.com/sheriff-skir...
Sheriff skirts suit over failing to use red flag law before Club Q attack
Families of victims murdered at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 sued the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to use the state’s red flag law to prevent the attacker from obtain...
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July 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Families of victims murdered at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 sued the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to use the state’s red flag law to prevent the attacker from obtaining firearms. www.courthousenews.com/sheriff-skir...
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COMMENTARY: Suicides have accounted for the majority of all firearm deaths every year since 1995. You wouldn’t know those facts from the outsized attention gun-related homicides receive. virginiamercury.com/2025/07/07/f...
Fighting the prevalence of gun suicides requires more attention, action • Virginia Mercury
They’re an ever-growing crisis, often underreported and overlooked because they involve a topic – killing oneself – the news media have been reluctant to cover.Firearm suicides constituted an…
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July 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
COMMENTARY: Suicides have accounted for the majority of all firearm deaths every year since 1995. You wouldn’t know those facts from the outsized attention gun-related homicides receive. virginiamercury.com/2025/07/07/f...
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📢 New research! 📢
The small minority of Americans who say they would likely be combatants in civil war are open to change. We can prevent political violence by urging non-violent approaches + being vocal in our rejection of political violence. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pub...
The small minority of Americans who say they would likely be combatants in civil war are open to change. We can prevent political violence by urging non-violent approaches + being vocal in our rejection of political violence. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pub...
July 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
📢 New research! 📢
The small minority of Americans who say they would likely be combatants in civil war are open to change. We can prevent political violence by urging non-violent approaches + being vocal in our rejection of political violence. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pub...
The small minority of Americans who say they would likely be combatants in civil war are open to change. We can prevent political violence by urging non-violent approaches + being vocal in our rejection of political violence. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pub...
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Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband.
The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her.
The woman’s case is a worst-case scenario, according to advocates worried about the worsening state of domestic violence in the Houston region.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband.
The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Sophie & Colin Hortman, children of Melissa & Mark Hortman released this statement. In our shared grief for their family & for Minnesota, they ask us to consider honoring their parents by, among other things, standing up for what we believe in, "especially if that thing is justice and peace."
Hortman children release statement on behalf of family
Two days after learning their parents were the targeted victims of what authorities are describing as a political assassination, Sophie and Colin Hortman released a statement on behalf of their family...
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June 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Sophie & Colin Hortman, children of Melissa & Mark Hortman released this statement. In our shared grief for their family & for Minnesota, they ask us to consider honoring their parents by, among other things, standing up for what we believe in, "especially if that thing is justice and peace."
All our leaders must quickly and unequivocally denounce this violence.
June 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
All our leaders must quickly and unequivocally denounce this violence.
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NEW: The Supreme Court declines to review the constitutionality of state laws that ban assault weapons. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would take up the case. Kavanaugh says the laws are likely unconstitutional but the issue needs to percolate further. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
June 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court declines to review the constitutionality of state laws that ban assault weapons. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would take up the case. Kavanaugh says the laws are likely unconstitutional but the issue needs to percolate further. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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10th Cir. holds that the federal criminal prohibition on firearm possession by an individual who has a misdemeanor DV conviction is consistent with the nation's tradition of firearm regulation in both why and how it burdens his Second Amendment right.
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![Section 922(g)(9) prohibited Jackson from possessing a firearm unless and
until one of the conditions identified in § 921(a)(33)(B)(ii) was satisfied. Given the
various ways by which his Second Amendment right may be restored, Jackson’s
penalty was conditional, and not necessarily permanent. See United States v. Gailes,
118 F.4th 822, 829 (6th Cir. 2024) (explaining, for the same reason, the “purported
permanent ban in § 922(g)(9) may not always be so”). His conditional disarmament is
clearly a “lesser restriction” than a permanent ban, the constitutionality of which was
Appellate Case: 23-6047 Document: 86-1 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Page: 13
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upheld by this court post-Rahimi. See Vincent v. Bondi, 127 F.4th 1263, 1266 (10th
Cir. 2025). The burden imposed by § 922(g)(9) is consistent with the nation’s
tradition of firearm regulation. In sum, § 922(g)(9), as applied to Jackson, is
“relevantly similar to [the] founding era regimes in both why and how it burdens
[his] Second Amendment right.” Rahimi, 602 U.S. at 698. Section 922(g)(9) therefore
survives Jackson’s constitutional challenge.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreidmik3il63jplb3yumjm7exxhktacv24hcee3zpzzckjtjudvv7ia@jpeg)
May 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
10th Cir. holds that the federal criminal prohibition on firearm possession by an individual who has a misdemeanor DV conviction is consistent with the nation's tradition of firearm regulation in both why and how it burdens his Second Amendment right.
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