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Effects of Statewide Coronavirus Public Health Measures and State Gun Laws on American Gun Violence

by Shannon | Oct 5, 2022

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically shifted American public life, and with it patterns of gun violence. In this paper, we show that states’ efforts to contain COVID-19 infections through statewide emergency declarations, Stay at Home orders, and phased...

Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms

by Shannon | Aug 28, 2022

Four assumptions frequently arise in the aftermath of mass shootings in the United States: (1) that mental illness causes gun violence, (2) that psychiatric diagnosis can predict gun crime, (3) that shootings represent the deranged acts of mentally ill loners, and (4)...

Structural competency and the future of firearm research

by admin | Nov 24, 2021

In this critical literature review we develop a five-part agenda for pandemic-era research into mass shootings and multiple-victim homicides that promotes understanding the psychologies of individual shooters within larger structures and systems. We show how the...

Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Future of Psychiatric Research into American Gun Violence

by admin | Nov 24, 2021

This article outlines a four-part strategy for future research in mental health and complementary disciplines that will broaden understanding of mass shootings and multi-victim gun homicides. First, researchers must abandon the starting assumption that acts of mass...

Effects of Statewide Coronavirus Public Health Measures and State Gun Laws on American Gun Violence

Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms

Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Future of Psychiatric Research into American Gun Violence

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