2014/08/01 by Mark Gius · 1 voice · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Engineering · Medicine · #Gun Ownership and Violence Research #Traffic and Road Safety #Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
paper · doi:10.1080/13504851.2014.939367
openalex publication_date 2014/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
The purpose of the present study is to determine the effects of federal and state assault weapons bans on public mass shootings. Using a Poisson effect model and data for the period 1982 to 2011, it was found that both state and federal assault weapons bans have statistically significant and negative effects on mass shooting fatalities but that only the federal assault weapons ban had a negative effect on mass shooting injuries. This study is one of the first studies that looks solely at the effects of assault weapons bans on public mass shootings.