Public Opinion About Gun Control Post–Sandy Hook

I use data from a national public opinion poll conducted 4 months after the mass shooting of teachers and students in Sandy Hook Elementary School to analyze the content and predictors of public opinion about gun control and gun control politics. I find that a slim majority of Americans favors a sem...

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Autor principal: Wozniak, Kevin H. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: Criminal justice policy review
Año: 2017, Volumen: 28, Número: 3, Páginas: 255-278
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Public opinion
Gun control
Semiautomatic weapon
Background check
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Sumario:I use data from a national public opinion poll conducted 4 months after the mass shooting of teachers and students in Sandy Hook Elementary School to analyze the content and predictors of public opinion about gun control and gun control politics. I find that a slim majority of Americans favors a semiautomatic weapon ban and proposals to make gun control laws stricter, and a large majority supports a federal background check law. Consistent with previous research, I also find that both instrumental concerns and cultural beliefs are significantly related to people’s opinions about gun control, but the strongest, most consistent predictors of people’s gun control preferences are their political beliefs and affiliations. I conclude by discussing the implications of these findings for the national gun control debate.
ISSN:1552-3586
DOI:10.1177/0887403415577192