Politics of Gun Violence in the United States, PoliSciData.com Special Edition

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Mass shootings occur regularly in the United States. The politics of gun violence is a uniquely American phenomena. How does gun violence affect policy and political behavior? Political Science Data featured this special edition in Winter 2022/23.

Replication Data from Peer-Review Studies

The Direct and Moderating Effects of Mass Shooting Anxiety on Political and Policy AttitudesMark R. Joslyn, +1 more author (2018) RAP, more info.
Stata files: 1, text files: 2

Mobilize for Our Lives? School Shootings and Democratic Accountability in U.S. ElectionsHans J. G. Hassell, +2 more authors (2020) APSR, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 2, datasets: 35, text files: 1

Critical Events and Attitude Change: Support for Gun Control After Mass Shootings*Jon Rogowski, +1 more author (2019) PSRM, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, datasets: 4, text files: 1

Mass Shootings and Public Support for Gun ControlBenjamin J. Newman, +1 more author (2019) BJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 3

Do Officer-Involved Shootings Reduce Citizen Contact with Government?Elisha Cohen, +6 more authors (2019) JOP, more info.
R files: 5, datasets: 3

Seeing Blue in Black and White: Race and Perceptions of Officer-Involved ShootingsHakeem Jefferson, +2 more authors (2021) POP, more info.
R files: 5, text files: 2

Racial Resentment and Whites' Gun Policy Preferences in Contemporary AmericaAlexandra Filindra, +1 more author (2016) POLBEH, more info.
Stata files: 2

Accounting for Pre-Treatment Exposure in Panel Data: Re-Estimating the Effect of Mass Public ShootingsTodd K. Hartman, +1 more author (2019) BJPS, more info.
R files: 4, datasets: 1

Reexamining the Effect of Mass Shootings on Public Support for Gun ControlDavid Barney, +1 more author (2019) BJPS, more info.
Stata files: 15, datasets: 2

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