Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms
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Four assumptions frequently arise in the aftermath of mass shootings in the United States: (1) that mental illness causes gun violence, (2) that psychiatric diagnosis can predict gun crime, (3) that shootings represent the deranged acts of mentally ill loners, and (4) that gun control “won’t prevent” another Newtown (Connecticut school mass shooting). Each of these statements is certainly true in particular instances. Yet, as we show, notions of mental illness that emerge in relation to mass shootings frequently reflect larger cultural stereotypes and anxieties about matters such as race/ethnicity, social class, and politics. These issues become obscured when mass shootings come to stand in for all gun crime, and when “mentally ill” ceases to be a medical designation and becomes a sign of violent threat
Criminology · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Mental health · Mental illness · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Citations per year | 6,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 64 |