The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy

Luca, Michael; Malhotra, Deepak; Poliquin, Christopher

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“…While gun violence, in general, represents a significant issue, mass shootings play an outsized role in potential firearm-related legislation. Despite accounting for about 0.13% of all gun deaths (Luca, Poliquin, & Malhotra, 2016), one study found mass shootings result in around 80 times greater per-death impact than other homicides (Luca, et al, 2016), while another determined mass shootings create 66 times more state-level gun-related legislation than other gun deaths (Irwin, 2016). Both Irwin and the team of Luca, Malhotra, and Poliquin found a 15% increase in the number of firearm bills introduced within a state the year after a mass shooting, with Luca et al finding the effect positively scales with the number of fatalities.…”

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“…Actual legislative changes greatly depend on which political party controls the state. States controlled by the Republican party experienced a 75% increase in gun-restriction loosening legislation after a mass shooting, while states controlled by the Democratic party or with highly mixed control saw no statistically meaningful change in gun restrictions (Irwin, 2016;Luca, et al, 2016). Despite the researched reality, perception may be driving people's reactions.…”

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The Economics of Mass Shootings: How Investors React

2019

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While the subject of much research, mass shooting research seldom focuses on the market reaction to firearm manufacturers and related companies. This study explores potential effects on the market returns of four publicly traded firearm manufacturing and related companies following mass shootings from 2014 through September of 2018. Results show that some mass shootings negatively correlated with market returns of such companies, especially over the latter two years. However, given the many mass shootings which showed no significant correlation, future research should evaluate potential pairings with mass shootings that combine to drive such market effects. LITERATURE REVIEW Post-Event RegulationsWhile gun violence, in general, represents a significant issue, mass shootings play an outsized role in potential firearm-related legislation. Despite accounting for about 0.13% of all gun deaths (Luca, Poliquin, & Malhotra, 2016), one study found mass shootings result in around 80 times greater per-death impact than other homicides (Luca, et al., 2016), while another determined mass shootings create 66 times more state-level gun-related legislation than other gun deaths (Irwin, 2016). Both Irwin and the team of Luca, Malhotra, and Poliquin found a 15% increase in the number of firearm bills introduced within a state the year after a mass shooting, with Luca et al. finding the effect positively scales with the number of fatalities.

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The Economics of Mass Shootings: How Investors React

2019

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“…DEBATING GUN CONTROL comport with a study of the impact of mass shootings on state enactments of gun laws (Luca, Malhotra, and Poliquin 2016). After a shooting spree, the number of enactments that loosened gun restrictions increased by 75 percent in Republican-controlled legislatures, but there was no statistically significant effect for Democratic-controlled legislatures.…”

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Debating Gun Control in Canada and the United States:Divergent Policy Frames and Political Cultures

2018

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The weakness of the antigun lobby in the United States is attributed to the "collective action problem" of trying to mobilize "free riders" behind a public purpose. But the Coalition for Gun Control emerged in Canada to successfully lobby for the Firearms Act of 1995. If the "collective action problem" is not limited to the United States, then are its effects "mediated" by political culture? To address this research question, we content analyze (1) media coverage, (2) party platforms, (3) presidential, and (4) ministerial rhetoric. Three frames represent "restrictive" gun policies that ban or regulate firearms, "punitive" gun policies that penalize the person for the unlawful use of firearms, or "lenient" gun policies that encourage gun ownership and gun rights. Marked differences in framing the gun debate help explain why an antigun coalition emerged in Canada but not the United States.

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“…Despite increasing public support for gun rights (Pew Research Center, 2016b) and a rise in the number of legal firearm sales in recent years (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2014), student , faculty (Thompson et al, 2012), campus administrator (Price et al, 2014), and campus police (Thompson et al, 2009) support for concealed weapon campus carry policies is low. While student attitudes mirrored public attitudes up until approximately 2007 (Pew Research Center, 2016a), evidence is mounting that a rise in terrorism-related deaths (Global Terrorism Index, 2014), homicides by shootings (Centers for Disease Control, 2014), and high-profile mass shootings (Luca, Malhotra, & Poliquin, 2016) as well as the media's reporting of such events may have shifted public opinion in support of gun rights and policy support.…”

Section: Firearm Policymentioning

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“…While the finding of the lack of policy and confirmed events might be perceived as an outlier, there are no studies confirming this disconnect although field literature argues that mass shootings have an outside effect on community public policy and legislative activity (Luca, Malhotra, and Poliquin, 2016). In fact, Kleck (2009) concludes that due to the irrelevance of specific gun control measures proposed after high-profile K-12 shootings, these events in and of themselves offer poor evidentiary support for gun control legislation.…”

Section: Firearm Policymentioning

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Investigation of Factors Relating to the Web-Based Presentation of Policy and Information on Campus Firearm Policy and Smoking Policy

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2017

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In order to explore themes of privilege in regard to policy availability, language accessibility, and underlying bias, policies related to two topics of interest to higher education campus visitors, campus firearm carry policy and smoking policy, are explored to determine how Web-based information is presented to various audiences. Implications of policy accessibility are compelling; language barriers can adversely affect access to campus events and educational services. Representative samples of policies of five states that allow some form of open or concealed campus firearm carry were studied to determine possible factors of importance. Representative samples of two additional states in the more restrictive continuum of the campus carry issue were also studied as a control. In addition, policies relating to smoking were examined to determine themes related to overall policy presentation approach. Findings indicate that few Websites facilitate the provision of translated policy, and that few options exist for easy translation of policies into other languages at the point of origin. In addition, this study presents evidence that the recentness of legislative activity and desire to mitigate visitor concerns may be considered as factors impacting policy availability.Keywords: policy language accessibility, campus policy o matter which side of the political fence an institution subscribes to on a given issue, it is a universal truth that polices related to that issue should strive to be accessible and transparent to impacted audiences. While higher educational institutions have historically enjoyed a high measure of trust, institutions are increasingly being called upon to display policies and positions that reflect their values and attitudes. In addition, the policy development process at higher educational institutions is becoming increasingly complex, with multiple levels of review increasingly incorporated. Further, with organizations such as the Association of College and University Policy Administrators (ACUPA) promoting the development of a best-practice approach to policy-making (Bruhn, 2003), an assessment of the state of dissemination practice of two policies related to politicized issues, campus firearm carry and campus smoking, is timely. Language service policy has long been studied to determine how provision of translation services fosters access to services (Snowden & McClellan, 2013), how political bias has been linked to policy development (Krzyżanowski & Wodak, 2011), and how it can improve quality and performance measures (Regenstein et al., 2008). Policy language restrictions, including the use of English-only policies, have been studied in workplace settings to determine the extent that they foster discriminatory and unethical practices (Castro, 2011;Cavico, Muffler, & Mujtaba, 2013). Yet, in higher educational settings, there is a paucity of studies relating to the importance of providing language access to institutional policy. A parallel study of the use of quality translation in re...

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The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy

Cited by 36 publications

References 29 publications

The Economics of Mass Shootings: How Investors React

The Economics of Mass Shootings: How Investors React

Debating Gun Control in Canada and the United States:Divergent Policy Frames and Political Cultures

Investigation of Factors Relating to the Web-Based Presentation of Policy and Information on Campus Firearm Policy and Smoking Policy

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