SPECIAL FEATURE: The Politics of Gun Violence in the United States

About This Feature

Mass shootings occur regularly in the United States. The politics of gun violence is a uniquely American phenomena. How does gun violence affect policy and political behavior? Political Science Data featured this special feature in Winter 2022/23.

Watch & Learn: The Politics of Gun Violence

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Twitter As Framing Tool for Members of Congress Following the Parkland Shooting

From the Journal of Mass Violence Research (10:15).

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Active and Mass Shootings Definitions

From Journal of Mass Violence Research (7:10).

Replication Data from Peer-Reviewed Studies

Gun Violence Shockwaves Fail To Sway Elections Despite Media Focus
Democratic Accountability2020@APSR 2 R files 2 Stata files 35 datasets Dataverse
Officer Involved Shootings: Do They Actually Reduce Citizen Contact?
2019@JOP 5 R files 3 datasets Dataverse
Racial Resentment Fuels White Opposition to Gun Control, Experiment and ANES Show
2016@Pol. Behav.2 Stata files Dataverse
Mass Shootings Don't Boost Gun Control Support? New Study Challenges Assumption
2019@PSR&M 1 R file 1 Stata file 4 datasets Dataverse
Understanding Mass Shootings' Impact on Political Attitudes
2018@R&P 1 Stata file Dataverse
Gun Control Debate Intensifies Despite Mass Shootings
Survey Data2019@BJPS 15 Stata files 2 datasets Dataverse
Does Failing to Account for Early Exposure Bias Explain Mass Shootings?
2019@BJPS 4 R files 1 dataset Dataverse
Race Shapes Perception of Police Shootings: Study Reveals Sharp Divides
Motivated Reasoning2021@POP 5 R files Dataverse
Why Mass Shootings Boost Gun Control Support Despite Partisan Divides?
2019@BJPS 1 Stata file 3 datasets Dataverse

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