Key Resources


Mayors Guide to BSCA Funding

  • Mayor's Guide to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The BSCA provides funding city officials can use to implement programs to reduce community gun violence, increase access to mental health resources, and improve school safety. City officials can use our guide to tap funding resources for gun violence prevention programs.

Mass Shooting Preparedness

ERPO Implementation

Police Active Violence Incident Training

  • The US Department of Justice report on the failures of the Uvalde school shooting response concludes there is no substitute for preparedness. Local elected leaders should work with law enforcement leaders to ensure all law enforcement officials have the recommended amount of Active Violence Incident (AVI) training.

  • ALERRT is the national gold standard for Active Violence Incident (AVI) training. This Texas Tribune article explains why police officials should have this training.

  • For more information about Active Violent Incident training, ICMA published a three-part Voices in Local Government podcast series entitled, “Stop the Killing. Stop the Dying.” ALERRT Assistant Director John Curnutt and UnitedOnGuns Director Sarah C. Peck discuss the importance of ensuring local law enforcement agencies are fully trained and equipped to respond to a mass shooting.

School Safety

  • School Safety is a compilation of all federal resources relating to mass shootings and threat assessments for schools.

  • K-12 School Shooting Database includes detailed information about every school shooting. The scope is widely inclusive to allow for a comprehensive analysis of school shooting data. 

Community Gun Violence