MaverickNH
NES Member
"The findings of this study suggest an association between mass shootings and changes in gun purchases, observed on a comprehensive timescale. Identification of media coverage and fatalities as significant factors underlying this association invites further study into the mechanisms driving gun purchase changes, holding implications for public health response to future gun violence."A Time-Series Analysis of Firearm Purchasing After Mass Shooting Events in the United States. - PubMed - NCBI
"Before October 2011, there was no statistically significant sustained effect of mass shootings on sales (except Col[umbine]); however, since a statistically significant proportional spike in sales occurred in the months immediately following every single deadliest mass-shooting event. Every year since 2012, CA has strengthened gun laws in response to mass shootings yet sales have risen immediately preceding enactment of these laws each January... The number of fatalities from a shooting was significantly associated with a decrease in handgun permits, with an increase of 1 fatality from a shooting reducing the odds of handgun permit decreases by a factor of 0.73 (95% CI, 0.53-1.00; P = .049)."
Effect of Mass Shootings on Gun Sales - A 20 Year Perspective. - PubMed - NCBI
Sales of air conditioners rise in the summer and spike before, during and after a forecast heat wave. Why would gun sales differ with mass killings and new gun laws?
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