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title: ""We collected data on mass shootings, federal background checks,…"
date: 2020-08-16
source: facebook
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# "We collected data on mass shootings, federal background checks,…

*August 16, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(20)30110-0](https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(20)30110-0){target="_blank"}
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\"We collected data on mass shootings, federal background checks, media output on firearm control and shootings, and firearm safety laws from 1999 to 2017. First, we conducted a cluster analysis to partition States according to the restrictiveness of their firearm-related legal environment. Then, we performed a transfer entropy analysis to unveil causal relationships at the State-level in the Wiener-Granger sense. The analysis suggests that fear of stricter firearm regulations is a stronger driver than the desire of self-protection for firearm acquisitions. This fear is likely to cross State borders, thereby shaping a collective pattern of firearm acquisition throughout the Nation.\"\
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[https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(20)30110-0](https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(20)30110-0){target="_blank"}
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