Tag: Gun control
Bridging America’s divides requires a willingness to work together without becoming...
Francesca Polletta, University of California, Irvine
Amid two crises – the pandemic and the national reckoning sparked by the killing of George Floyd – there...
Why Americans are buying more guns than ever
Aimee Huff, Oregon State University and Michelle Barnhart, Oregon State University
Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
Myths around mental illness cause high rates of unemployment
Bandy X. Lee, Yale University
Even though mental illness affects one in five adults – and depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide –...
Firearm-makers may finally decide it’s in their interest to help reduce...
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
Mass shootings have become a routine occurrence in America.
Gun-makers have long refused to take responsibility for their role in...
More mental health care won’t stop the gun epidemic, new study...
Tom Wickizer, The Ohio State University; Evan V. Goldstein, The Ohio State University, and Laura Prater, The Ohio State University
Guns exact a heavy toll...
Increasing numbers of Americans support gun background checks
Kent E. Portney, Texas A&M University and Carol L. Goldsmith, Texas A&M University
In the aftermath of the shootings in El Paso, Texas,...
Could a national buyback program reduce gun violence in America?
Lacey Wallace, Pennsylvania State University
Americans own nearly half of the world’s guns, with approximately 120 firearms for every 100 U.S. residents.
Gun control policies may...
Sandy Hook lawsuit court victory opens crack in gun maker immunity...
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on March 14 that families of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting victims could...
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