Public Mass Shootings: Counterfactual Trend Analysis of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban

• Main Authors: Alex Lars Lundberg (Author), James Alan Fox (Author), Hassan Mohammad (Author), Maryann Mason (Author), Doreen Salina (Author), David Victorson (Author), Ruben Parra-Cardona (Author), Lori Ann Post (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract BackgroundAssault weapon and large-capacity magazine bans are potential tools for policy makers to prevent public mass shootings. However, the efficacy of these bans is a continual source of debate. In an earlier study, we estimated the impact of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (FAWB) on th...