TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Does "politicizing" gun violence increase support for gun control? Experimental evidence from the Las Vegas shooting
JO  - Social Science Quarterly
A1  - Kantack, Benjamin R.
A1  - Paschall, Collin E.
SP  - 893
EP  - 908
VL  - 101
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE Gun control advocacy regularly escalates in the aftermath of a mass shooting. But is the American public more susceptible to pro-gun-control arguments in the wake of mass gun violence? Methods We analyze a survey experiment fielded immediately before and after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. <br><br>RESULTS Pro-gun-control arguments were not effective at increasing support for or confidence in expanded background checks before or after the Las Vegas shooting. Anti-gun-control arguments were less effective at reducing support for expanded background checks after the Las Vegas shooting. <br><br>CONCLUSION Even the largest mass shooting in American history was insufficient to mobilize public opinion on gun control in a way that would affect federal policy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-4941
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12754
ID  - ref1
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