Table 2 Contextual information included in a sample of ERPO-related news media (n = 244)
Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Events | ||
Parkland | 180 | 73.8% |
Sandy Hook | 35 | 14.3% |
Las Vegas | 51 | 20.9% |
Other high-profile shooting | 68 | 27.9% |
Lesser-known incidents of gun violence | 33 | 13.5% |
March for Our Lives, other advocacy event | 32 | 13.1% |
Case details | ||
Perpetrator name | 64 | 26.2% |
Victim mentioned | 35 | 14.3% |
Race of perpetrator or victim | 0 | – |
Characteristics of firearms used in a specific case | 48 | 19.7% |
Event was prevented or could have been prevented by an ERPO | 32 | 13.1% |
Programs or policies | ||
Any firearm or violence prevention program/policy | 106 | 43.4% |
Firearm-related | ||
Assault weapon restrictions | 76 | 31.1% |
Bump stock ban | 81 | 33.2% |
High-capacity magazine restrictions | 47 | 19.3% |
Other firearm-related | 11 | 4.5% |
Prohibiting criteria | ||
Age limits | 63 | 25.8% |
Background checks | 104 | 42.6% |
Domestic violence-related | 66 | 27.0% |
Other prohibiting criteria | 28 | 11.5% |
School security-related | 66 | 27.0% |
ERPOs | ||
Federal or other states’ ERPOs | 115 | 47.1% |
Other | ||
Other firearm law | 85 | 34.8% |
Other violence prevention strategy | 49 | 20.1% |