Policy Misperceptions and Support for Gun Control Legislation

Authors
  • Peter M. Aronow
  • Benjamin T. Miller
Published
January 19, 2016
Publication
The Lancet
Discipline
Areas of Study
Geographic Areas
Document Control Number(s)
  • ISPS 16-02
Citation

Aronow, Peter M. and Benjamin T. Miller (2016). Policy Misperceptions and Support for Gun Control Legislation. The Lancet, 387(10015): 223. DOI:00042-8.

Abstract

Excerpt: “Could it be that public misperceptions of existing gun control laws also contribute to the absence of public mobilisation for new legislation? To answer this question, we undertook a nationally representative survey through the 2014 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (n=1384).”

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