Public Mass Shootings: Counterfactual Trend Analysis of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
The FAWB, which included a ban on large-capacity magazines, was associated with fewer public mass shooting events, fatalities, and nonfatal gun injuries. Gun control legislation is an important public health tool in the prevention of public mass shootings.
Authors
- James Alan Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7406-7895)
- Doreen Salina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6399-3578)
- Alexander Lundberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9743-8441)
- José Rubén Parra‐Cardona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0250-1012)
- Lori Ann Post (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6261-3254)
- Hassan Mohammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-3633)
- David E. Victorson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-8633)
- Maryann Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6524-1532)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Northeastern University (US)
- Northwestern University (PH)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/62952
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00