UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - On average, more than 46,000 people die from gun violence in the United States each year, with tens of thousands additional injuries, according to Giffords Law Center. But data is still limited about firearm ownership and use, the causes and consequences of gun violence, and the impacts of policy and technological interventions, which can leave policymakers with an incomplete picture when making decisions around this complicated and sensitive topic.

A team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania have compiled the latest gun violence research from experts in a variety of fields in a new book, w...