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The federal government should support research and polling on gun violence in the U.S. in order to provide a scientific basis and public opinion support for establishing the balance of gun rights and public safety in gun regulation. Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States.
Jan 8, 2022 · More permissive firearm laws and higher rates of gun ownership were associated with higher rates of both school shootings and active school shootings after controlling for critical covariates. Specific recommendations for K-12 schools to consider as they seek to prevent acts of intentional gunfire on school grounds are presented.
Mar 8, 2024 · A comprehensive analysis of key legislations, such as the Second Amendment, the National Firearms Act, and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, forms the cornerstone of understanding the...
Apr 12, 2013 · Individual chapters will cover the history of gun control in the United States, the spectrum of opinions on firearms regulation, the meaning of the Second Amendment, arguments in favor of and those against tighter gun control, and various types of legislation being considered.
- Laurie Robb
- 2019
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Table 1 presents the descriptive data for both the dependent and independent measures. The majority of respondents (92%) were male and identified as White (82%). Although demographically similar, both groups were slightly overrepresented compared to LEOs nationally (88% male, 73% White; see Hyland and Davis 2019). The mean age of respondents was 42...
The primary dependent variable, favorability scale, is a six-item composite measure of LEOs’ support for arming teachers. Respondents were asked to rate their agreement for each item on a scale of 0 (Completely Disagree) to 10 (Completely Agree). All six item were correlated with each other (r > 0.4). A subsequent principal components analysis with...
For each item included in the analysis, data first were screened for out-of-range values (e.g., skewness, kurtosis). Missing data in the present study ranged from 0 to 5.1%. Little’s Test of Missing Completely at Random (MCAR) was used to assess patterns of missing data (Little and Rubin 2002; Rubin 1976). The results indicated that the data were m...
Jun 6, 2023 · This fact sheet lays out research-backed approaches for creating safer schools and ending gun violence that combine school-based interventions with strong gun safety laws. These actions work to intervene before shootings happen.
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Mar 19, 2021 · Researchers draw on new and existing studies on U.S. gun policies to demonstrate both the weaknesses of current federal gun policies and the efficacy of various state laws designed to...
