Gov. Phil Murphy has relentlessly worked to ensure that New Jersey is a leader in gun violence prevention.
In this environment, the GVRC’s work is more important than ever. By safeguarding and expanding the GVRC’s budget, Gov. Murphy and the state legislature can ensure that New Jersey remains a nation.
Gun violence remains one of the most urgent public health crises in the United States, killing more than 40,000 people each year. Robust research is urgently needed to identify life-saving solutions and interventions. Yet research into this preventable epidemic has long been underfunded and undervalued at the federal level. Fortunately, Gov. Murphy has relentlessly worked to ensure that New Jersey is a leader in gun violence prevention, including through the creation and funding of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC), a first-of-its-kind institution at the Rutgers School of Public Health.
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