The BRIDGS Center

Housed in the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, the BRIDGS Center is a first-of-its-kind center–one that brings social science approaches to the gun debate to forge a forum for those across the gun debate to engage, learn, and elevate.

Drawing on ASU’s charter of inclusivity, public values and community impact, the BRIDGS Center: Bringing Research & Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society imagines a different kind of space for the gun debate. This is a space that prioritizes listening to and learning from perspectives different from our own; enhancing our knowledge about the nuances of the gun debate including the complexities of gun laws, the interlocked consequences of gun violence, and the intricacies of guns themselves; and bringing rigorous and thoughtful data and evidence to understand where we are in the gun debate and where we might go next.