The Impact of Mass Shootings on Attitudes toward Gun Restrictions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2424059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Frey (0000-0002-5044-1432, Leverhulme Trust), David S Kirk (0000-0003-0037-4291, Leverhulme Trust, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2378-0231 • E-ISSN: 2378-0231 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/23780231211054636 |
| OpenAlex | W3200127349 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
Is the American public more likely to favor stricter gun legislation in the aftermath of deadly mass shootings? The authors leverage the occurrence of several mass shootings during multiple survey waves of the General Social Survey between 1987 and 2018 to examine whether exposure to a mass shooting sways public opinion on gun legislation. The results reveal that mass shootings increase support for stricter gun permits among Democrats but not for individuals of other political orientations. An exception to this finding occurs with school shootings, which mobilize broad support for firearm legislation among both Democrats and Republicans
Criminology · Environmental health · Gun control · Gun violence · Legislation · Leverage (statistics · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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Reexamining the Effect of Mass Shootings on Public Support for Gun Control
Recent Developments in the Econometrics of Program Evaluation
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |