GunFacts.us is intended to document defensive firearm use using traceable sources and to encourage safe, lawful and responsible firearm ownership.
What we believe makes the project useful
The site's value should come from the underlying records: clear sourcing, reproducible classifications, visible corrections and honest treatment of uncertainty. The goal is to make individual claims inspectable rather than asking visitors to accept a headline statistic without context.
Independence of the data
Records should not be altered or excluded merely because they strengthen or weaken an argument about firearms. A defensible database is more valuable than a database designed to produce a predetermined number.