Mass shootings and firearm control

The impact of mass shootings on gun policy - ScienceDirect.com

A mass shooting leads to a 15% increase in the number of firearm bills introduced within a state in the year after a mass shooting, on average.

Mass shootings and firearm control: comparing Australia and the ...

The nature of mass shooting events - the large number of deaths and injuries, the identity of the victims (in many cases, children and young people), the types ...

The Looser a State's Gun Laws, the More Mass Shootings It Has

Researchers have begun to see a trend: The rate of mass shootings is consistently much higher for places with fewer restrictions on guns.

What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.

More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the ...

Gun Violence - Amnesty International

Domestic violence involving firearms also puts women at heightened risk of death or life-changing injuries. Sometimes, the mere presence of firearms can make ...

17 Facts About Gun Violence And School Shootings

1. Each day 12 children die from gun violence in America. · 2. Guns are the leading cause of death among American children and teens. · 3. In fact, firearm deaths ...

Call For Action to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States of ...

Coalition of National Researchers Release Violence Prevention Plan. May 27, 2022: The recent mass shootings across the country are another painful reminder of ...

Gun Safety Policies Save Lives - Everytown Research

Compares gun policy across 50 states. In states where elected officials have taken action to pass gun laws, fewer people die by gun violence.

How many US mass shootings have there been in 2024? - BBC

Explaining some of the key statistics behind gun ownership and attacks linked to guns in the US.

Gun Violence Must Stop. Here's What We Can Do to Prevent More ...

... gun violence. It's not only the high-profile mass shootings that we must work to prevent, but also the daily death-by-guns that claims more than 30,000 ...

Debunking Myths the Gun Lobby Perpetuates Following Mass ...

Ban Assault Weapons in Our Communities · Mental illness is not a major factor in mass shootings · Evidence indicates no connection between mental ...

The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy - Faculty & Research

A single mass shooting leads to a 15% increase in the number of firearm bills introduced within a state in the year after a mass shooting.

What Science Tells Us About the Effects of Gun Policies - RAND

13 classes of state-level gun policies affect firearm-related deaths, violent crime, the gun industry, participation in hunting and sport shooting, and other ...

Firearm Violence in the United States

On this page explore the geography of gun violence, statistics and trends of firearm ownership, the latest data from the CDC on firearm deaths, and more.

Polls - Gun Control and School Violence - Hamilton College

National High School Poll Finds Majority of Students Are Concerned about Mass Shootings. Hamilton Survey Finds 85 Percent Support Stricter Gun Control Laws.

Mass Shootings In The United States: Population Health Impacts ...

KEY POINTS. Mass shootings are tragedies resulting in multiple victims of firearm-related violence in a single incident, and typically in a ...

Mass Shootings - Everytown

What is the problem? In the eight years between 2015 and 2022, over 19,000 people were shot and killed or wounded in the United States in a mass shooting. The ...

U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons - Council on Foreign Relations

The debate over U.S. gun laws has raged for decades, often reigniting after high-profile mass shootings. · Gun ownership and gun homicide rates ...

Gun-free zones and active shootings in the United States - The Lancet

Of 150 active shooting cases, 72 (48.0%) were determined to have occurred in a gun-free zone. Of 150 controls where no active shooting occurred, 92 (61.3%) were ...

Impact of Firearm Surveillance on Gun Control Policy: Regression ...

The aim of this study was to determine if the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (FAWB) (1994-2004) reduced the number of public mass shootings while it was in place.