Race, Frames, and Public Opinion After Mass Shootings

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Markarian
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Mass Shootings

scholarly journals The Impact of Mass Shootings on Attitudes toward Gun Restrictions

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237802312110546
Author(s):  
Arun Frey ◽  
David S. Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
School Shootings ◽  
Mass Shootings ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Political Orientations ◽  
Mass Shooting ◽  
Democrats And Republicans ◽  
The Impact

Is the American public more likely to favor stricter gun legislation in the aftermath of deadly mass shootings? The authors leverage the occurrence of several mass shootings during multiple survey waves of the General Social Survey between 1987 and 2018 to examine whether exposure to a mass shooting sways public opinion on gun legislation. The results reveal that mass shootings increase support for stricter gun permits among Democrats but not for individuals of other political orientations. An exception to this finding occurs with school shootings, which mobilize broad support for firearm legislation among both Democrats and Republicans.

Review of Reader in Public Opinion and communication.

1966 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 316-316
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion
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