The U.S. Gun-Control Paradox: Gun Buyer Response To Congressional Gun-Control Initiatives

Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control: Biased Attitudes in US Whites May Influence Policy Decisions

OBJECTIVE Racism is related to policies preferences and behaviors that adversely affect blacks and appear related to a fear of blacks (e.g., increased policing, death penalty). This study examined whether racism is also related to gun ownership and opposition to gun controls in US whites. METHOD The most recent data from the American National Election Study, a large representative US sample, ...

Can psychiatry contribute to gun control?

Gun control legislation is essentially a law enforcement matter and a political device to reduce violent crime; only secondarily a psychiatric concern. It is a volatile issue among citizens and legislators alike. The position of forensic psychiatry toward violent crime has been largely peripheral, since only a minute number of homicides where insanity is pled (about I percent) involves psychiat...

A Blockchain Solution to Gun Control

Blockchain technology can be utilized to improve gun control without changing existing laws. Firearm related mortality is at epidemic levels in the United States and not only has a significant impact upon public health, it also creates a large financial burden. Suicide is the most common way guns kill. Through better gun tracking and improved screening of high risk individuals, this technologic...

Gun Control is not Crime Control

Researchers call for reform of US gun control policies.