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Public Mass Shootings: Counterfactual Trend Analysis of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban

Public Mass Shootings: Counterfactual Trend Analysis of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban

For example, Gius [30] found that the FAWB was associated with fewer mass shooting deaths in a model combining state and federal bans, but Koper et al [28] did not find an association between the FAWB and deaths in a broader inclusion of all gun homicides. This study focuses on the impact of the FAWB on public mass shootings.

Alex Lars Lundberg, James Alan Fox, Hassan Mohammad, Maryann Mason, Doreen Salina, David Victorson, Ruben Parra-Cardona, Lori Ann Post

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e62952

Collateral Crises of Gun Preparation and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Infodemiology Study

Collateral Crises of Gun Preparation and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Infodemiology Study

Google Trends has become an important data source for studies in public health surveillance generally [16] and for gun violence research in particular. For example, in past studies, Google Trends was used to assess the effect of mass shooting incidents on public interest in gun control [17], to approximate gun ownership [18], and to predict gun purchases [19] and firearm injuries [20]. In this study, we used Google Trends to assess gun preparation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theodore L Caputi, John W Ayers, Mark Dredze, Nicholas Suplina, Sarah Burd-Sharps

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e19369