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Jul 16, 2024 · RAND researchers have systematically reviewed empirical research on the effects of 13 types of state-level gun policies on eight outcomes, including outcomes related to public health and safety and those of interest to hunters, sport shooters, and the gun industry.
Feb 28, 2023 · To examine these ideas, I combine information from national exit poll data on respondents’ attitudes toward gun policy with state-level information on the counts of recent school shootings, gun-policy protests, existing laws restricting gun use, and membership in the NRA.
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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...
Dec 20, 2023 · Proponents of gun control view school shootings and their aftermath as fleeting moments in which galvanizing support (in all forms) for various gun control policies can be, perhaps temporarily, within reach.
Jun 20, 2023 · We present the rationale behind four types of laws that restrict access to firearms for those who are deemed to be a high risk for future gun violence and two types of laws that implement firearm purchase prohibitions.
Jun 20, 2023 · Crifasi’s research focuses on gun violence and policy and attitudes on gun violence solutions. America has both the highest gun death rate (12 per 100,000 persons) and the highest gun circulation rate (about 121 firearms in circulation for every 100 persons) of any developed country.
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Feb 13, 2019 · After the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 people, the N.R.A. used its political clout and a powerful P.R. campaign to fight gun control efforts.
