Polls show that public support for tighter guns laws is rising. Alone, that doesn’t mean Congress is going to expand gun control anytime soon. Public opinion and public policy on guns have seemed to be at odds for decades. Measures like universal background checks often attract the support of more […] Read more »
Americans’ attitudes about gun restrictions in the United States
Americans are still reeling nearly one week after the horrific mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Images of grieving loved ones, crime scene investigations, and memorial services have unfortunately become all too common in American society. Will these recent tragedies finally bring about change? In this week’s […] Read more »
America is turning against guns
Like a director yelling “action,” the horrific mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, last weekend cued all the same political actors to repeat all the same political lines. Conservatives offered their prayers and talked about mental health and video games; progressives decried inaction in Washington. Voters could be […] Read more »
The facts on the US children and teens killed by firearms
Injuries from firearms are a leading cause of death for American children and teens. Whytock/Shutterstock.com Marc A Zimmerman, University of Michigan; Patrick Carter, University of Michigan, and Rebecca Cunningham, University of Michigan Injury is the leading cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents, accounting for over 60% of all […] Read more »
Who’s to blame for mass shootings? On that, some bipartisan agreement
Americans overwhelmingly blame the mental health system, racism and white nationalism, and loose gun laws for a series of mass shootings that have shaken communities across the country. A USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll taken Monday and Tuesday, in the wake of deadly violence in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, shows […] Read more »
Teleprompter Trump meets Twitter Trump as the president responds to mass slayings
Teleprompter Trump repudiated Twitter Trump in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Monday. Speaking in the wake of two mass shootings in less than 24 hours that left at least 31 dead over the weekend, President Trump spoke of “the inherent worth and dignity of every human […] Read more »