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The Gun Policy, Crime Rate, and Public Attitudes In the U.S.
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Abstract
This paper shows the connection between gun policy and crime rate and the public attitude towards the gun policy after a mass shooting and discusses how to prevent gun shootings in the United States. We found that there is less connection between gun policy and crime rate. Mass shootings are highly related to the death rate. The public’s attitude also relates to mass shootings and gun policy. By studying the papers of others, we found that gun policies have a powerful impact on American society, especially after significant shootings. People's attitudes towards gun policy will change after a principal shooting, whether by gun owners or non-gun owners, but the change will not last long. At the same time, different states under different parties will have different ways of implementing gun policies. Many investigators have suggested that the federal government should strengthen background checks on applicants to prevent mass shootings. Gun policies need to be more strictly enforced, not only by the government but also by communities and individuals within their spheres. This has a more noticeable effect on preventing large-scale shootings.
Keywords
gun policy, mass shooting, public attitude, crime rate, death rate
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Hu,J. (2023). The Gun Policy, Crime Rate, and Public Attitudes In the U.S.. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,8,306-310.
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