Table 3 Anecdotal and research evidence presented in a sample of ERPO-related news media (n = 244)
Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Stakeholders | ||
Advocacy groups (incl. student advocates) | 85 | 34.8% |
Educators/teachers | 5 | 2.0% |
Health professional, mental health professional | 8 | 3.3% |
Firearm industry groups (e.g., NRA) | 93 | 38.1% |
Law enforcement | 27 | 11.1% |
Officials/politicians | 194 | 79.5% |
Perpetrator family/representative | 7 | 2.9% |
President Donald Trump | 20 | 8.2% |
Scientist/researcher | 13 | 5.3% |
The community/public as a whole | 6 | 2.5% |
Uses of ERPOs | ||
Mass shootings | 30 | 12.3% |
Suicide | 38 | 15.6% |
Mental illness | 12 | 4.9% |
Other | 12 | 4.9% |
Evidence | ||
Any type of evidence | 62 | 25.4% |
Burden of gun violence | 28 | 11.5% |
Evidence on EPROs | 29 | 11.9% |
Need for/lack of research | 9 | 3.7% |