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Do not Just Blame the Gun : The Midwestern Insight into the Relationship between Gun Laws and Firearm Mortality

ZILVAR, Martin

Basic information

Original name

Do not Just Blame the Gun : The Midwestern Insight into the Relationship between Gun Laws and Firearm Mortality

Authors

ZILVAR, Martin

Edition

Acta Politologica, Praha, Fakulta sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy, 2024, 1804-1302

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

Organization

Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository

DOI

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85191562944

Keywords in English

gun laws; firearm mortality; comparative analysis; the Midwestern United States

Links

MUNI/A/1488/2023, interní kód Repo.
Changed: 23/5/2024 04:14, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

Gun violence has been a prevalent phenomenon in the United States for decades. The article investigates the extent to which the reality in the Midwestern states reflects empirical assumptions regarding the impact of gun laws on firearm mortality rates. It proceeds according to a coherent framework constructed from synthesized scholarly findings. Based on the conducted comparative analysis of five Midwestern states, selected according to the Most Similar Systems Design (MSSD) approach, the findings indicate that while firearm suicides operated as predicted, firearm homicides failed the empirical assumptions as the state with the most robust gun laws fell remarkably behind others. The article concludes that implementing alternative measures addressing the availability of guns and development programs in disadvantaged communities, alongside traditional gun laws, may help decrease firearm homicides in American states.