Objective A greater understanding of gun-related attitudes is necessary to develop, implement, and analyze gun violence prevention policies and interventions. Previous sociological research theorized that men’s gun-related attitudes and behaviors are influenced by...
Objective At the time, the 2016 Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, was the most devastating mass shooting in the United States, with 49 people dead and dozens more injured. We examined American attitudes about gun legislation in its aftermath, paying...
Objective Although gun violence is a significant public health concern, many aspects of gun violence remain grossly understudied, including factors that shape firearm perceptions and beliefs. Trauma exposure and levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) may play...
Objective The tendency to blame gun violence on mental illness may limit the implementation of evidence-based gun violence prevention efforts. We examined the extent to which the belief that gun violence is a mental health problem (vs. access to firearms) is...
Objective Gun violence is a serious public health concern that is currently grossly understudied. Gun attitudes are a potential risk factor for gun violence, yet factors relating to perceptions of guns have not been identified. Further, the existing measures of gun...
