News Coverage of Gun Policy Linked to Gun Sales (IMAGE)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

News Coverage of Gun Policy Linked to Gun Sales

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For the first time, researchers have shown a causal link between print news media coverage of US gun control policy in the wake of mass shooting events and increases in firearm acquisition, particularly in states with the least restrictive gun laws.

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NYU Tandon: Shinnosuke Nakayama

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