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Firearm Access Control

The importance of controlling access to firearms as a means of preventing mass shootings.

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Jan 13, 2026

What evidence links specific gun policies (e.g., assault‑weapon bans, universal background checks, red‑flag laws) to reduced mass‑shooting fatalities?

The academic record links certain gun-policy tools to reductions in mass‑shooting fatalities more convincingly than others: bans on high‑capacity magazines (HCMs) and stronger permitting/background-ch...

Jan 13, 2026

are mass shootings more because guns are too easily accessible, or due to mental health issues?

The evidence in peer-reviewed research and expert summaries rejects a single-cause answer: mass shootings are not primarily explained by diagnosable mental illness alone, nor solely by gun accessibili...