The Perfect Storm? Political Instability and Background Checks During COVID-19

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2023.12.02" target="_blank" >10.6000/1929-4409.2023.12.02</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Perfect Storm? Political Instability and Background Checks During COVID-19

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The COVID-19 pandemic has been observed to have increased aggressive behavior and violence in the United States. This study tests whether political instability events propelled gun purchasing behavior through a temporally sensitive analysis based on data drawn from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) and monthly data from the FBI’s NICS National Instant Criminal Background Check System. It utilizes a multi-methodological framework featuring both regression modeling and qualitative comparative analysis. While results from statistical inquiry do not lend support to significant associations of any single variable on the outcome, the comparative configurational inquiry does identify three salient pathways that brought about background check increases during COVID-19. All three solutions feature the conditions of political instability and presidential election events. Alongside these factors, mass shooting occurrences are present in two of the identified solutions. These findings reveal that COVID-19 fostered a set of conditions and the formation of a “Perfect Storm” which resulted in the greatest number of annual gun purchases in recorded history.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Perfect Storm? Political Instability and Background Checks During COVID-19

Popis výsledku anglicky

The COVID-19 pandemic has been observed to have increased aggressive behavior and violence in the United States. This study tests whether political instability events propelled gun purchasing behavior through a temporally sensitive analysis based on data drawn from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) and monthly data from the FBI’s NICS National Instant Criminal Background Check System. It utilizes a multi-methodological framework featuring both regression modeling and qualitative comparative analysis. While results from statistical inquiry do not lend support to significant associations of any single variable on the outcome, the comparative configurational inquiry does identify three salient pathways that brought about background check increases during COVID-19. All three solutions feature the conditions of political instability and presidential election events. Alongside these factors, mass shooting occurrences are present in two of the identified solutions. These findings reveal that COVID-19 fostered a set of conditions and the formation of a “Perfect Storm” which resulted in the greatest number of annual gun purchases in recorded history.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Criminology and Sociology

ISSN

1929-4409

e-ISSN

1929-4409

Svazek periodika

12

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2023-03-27

Stát vydavatele periodika

CA - Kanada

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

15-26

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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