Estimating firearms trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border
…focusing on those in the 13 states with the weakest gun control laws. Also of interest is “Profiling Gun Dealers, Pawnbrokers and Illegal Weapons Sales,” which looks at two 2013…
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Markets starting to shrug off mass shootings
…gun stores see shoppers splurge after such attacks; gun advocates, the thinking goes, are stocking up, fearing impending regulations. That fear may explain why gun manufacturers more than doubled production while…
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State firearm legislation and non-fatal injuries: What’s the relationship?
…interest is a June 2015 research roundup that focuses on mass murder, shooting sprees and rampage violence. Keywords: gun safety, gun control, firearm legislation, firearm injuries, weapons, child safety…
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Orlando gay nightclub shooting: Resources, research for journalists
…restrictions by 75 percent in states with Republican-controlled legislatures. We find no significant effect of mass shootings on laws enacted when there is a Democrat-controlled legislature.” Characteristics of perpetrators…
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Research-based tips for reporting on science research
…the term “gun control” with a threat to their rights, whereas they might interpret “gun safety” differently — as the broad concept of avoiding gun accidents or mass shootings. Journalists…
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Suicide prevention: Research on successful interventions
…with respect to suicide rates were those that reduced overall gun availability, including permit requirements and bans on sales to minors. Gun control policies that tried to keep high risk…
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Mass shootings, U.S. data and Fort Hood: Relevant research
…conclusions. Brad Plumer at the Washington Post‘s “WonkBlog” summarizes findings from a coalition of mayors — an advocacy group committed to gun control — who issued their own report. That…
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Beyond guns and god: The complexities of the white working class in America
…and about half (49%) say supporting gun rights is more important than gun control. Members of America’s white working class are generally considered to be more conservative than the population…
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Right-to-carry laws: Revisiting the link between guns and violent crime
…four times more likely than women to commit suicide with a gun, while women were three times more likely to die in a gun-related homicide. In addition to the question…
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Public opinion on biomedical research: The interplay of partisanship and beliefs about science
…comment threads — one person’s “rescue package” is another’s “bailout”; one side talks about “gun control” while another prefers “gun safety”; abortion activists dutifully line up in “pro-life” or “anti-choice”…
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