Politics of Gun Violence in the United States, PoliSciData.com Special Feature

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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Comparing Mass Shootings in U.S. and Central-Eastern Europe i

Insights from the Mass Shootings in Central and Eastern Europe (MSCEE) dataset (2:21).

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The Data Behind Police Killings and Race in America i

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Replication Data from Peer-Reviewed Studies

Officer Involved Shootings: Do They Actually Reduce Citizen Contact?
Officer Involved Shootings
Citizen Contact
Regression Analysis
U.S. States
2019
JOP
5 R files

3 datasets

Dataverse

i
Racial Resentment and Whites' Gun Policy Preferences in Contemporary America
2016
Pol. Behav.
2 Stata files

Dataverse

i
Gun Control Debate Intensifies Despite Mass Shootings
Gun Control Debate
Polling Data
Response Patterns
Guns
Social Policy
2019
BJPS
15 Stata files

2 datasets

Dataverse

i
Understanding Mass Shootings' Impact on Political Attitudes
Mass Shootings
Political Attitudes
Policy Opinions
Anxiety Effects
2018
R&P
1 Stata file

Dataverse

i
Gun Violence Shockwaves Fail To Sway Elections Despite Media Focus
Democratic Accountability
2020
APSR
2 R files

2 Stata files

35 datasets

Dataverse

i
Race Shapes Perception of Police Shootings: Study Reveals Sharp Divides
Motivated Reasoning
2021
POP
5 R files

Dataverse

i
Why Mass Shootings Boost Gun Control Support Despite Partisan Divides?
Mass Shootings
Gun Control Support
Public Policy Feedback
Contextual Effects
2019
BJPS
1 Stata file

3 datasets

Dataverse

i
Mass Shootings Don't Boost Gun Control Support? New Study Challenges Assumption
Critical Events
Gun Control Support
Mass Shootings
US Adults
2019
PSR&M
1 R file

1 Stata file

4 datasets

Dataverse

i
Does Failing to Account for Early Exposure Bias Explain Mass Shootings?
Pre-Treatment Exposure
Panel Data Analysis
Causal Inference
Mass Shootings
2019
BJPS
4 R files

1 dataset

Dataverse

i

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