Table 1 Characteristics of Newspaper Articles About ERPOs in Passing vs. Non-Passing States, 2018a
All Articles (n = 244), No. (%) | Passing Statesb (n = 124), No. (%) | Non-Passing Statesc (n = 120), No. (%) | χ2 (d.f. = 1) | Adjusted p-valuesd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scope of news outlet | |||||
National | 37 (15.2) | 28 (22.6) | 9 (7.5) | 10.78 | < .01 |
Language | |||||
Name of policy used | |||||
"Red flag" names only | 88 (36.1) | 30 (24.2) | 58 (48.3) | 15.41 | < .01 |
Official policy names only | 74 (30.3) | 47 (37.9) | 27 (22.5) | 6.85 | .03 |
Removal language used | |||||
Take away | 89 (36.5) | 51 (41.1) | 38 (31.7) | 2.36 | .23 |
Seize | 73 (29.9) | 30 (24.2) | 43 (35.8) | 3.94 | .09 |
Seize only | 28 (11.5) | 4 (3.2) | 24 (20.0) | 16.89 | < .01 |
Remove | 70 (28.7) | 38 (30.6) | 32 (26.7) | 0.47 | .55 |
Bar/prohibit/ban/forbid/block | 28 (11.5) | 21 (16.9) | 7 (5.8) | 7.40 | .03 |
Confiscate | 27 (11.1) | 16 (12.9) | 11 (9.2) | 0.87 | .45 |
Prevent | 23 (9.4) | 19 (15.3) | 4 (3.3) | 10.27 | < .01 |
Prevent only | 12 (4.9) | 10 (8.1) | 2 (1.7) | 5.34 | .05 |
Key terms used | |||||
"gun control" | 79 (32.4) | 40 (32.3) | 39 (32.5) | 0.002 | .97 |
"warning signs"; "red flags" | 71 (29.1) | 45 (36.3) | 26 (21.7) | 6.32 | .03 |
"Second Amendment" | 65 (26.6) | 25 (20.2) | 40 (33.3) | 5.41 | .05 |
"common sense"; "sensible" | 61 (25.0) | 19 (15.3) | 42 (35.0) | 12.59 | < .01 |
"due process" | 56 (23.0) | 26 (21.0) | 30 (25.0) | 0.56 | .53 |
Contextual information | |||||
Events mentioned | |||||
Parkland shooting | 180 (73.8) | 112 (90.3) | 68 (56.7) | 35.70 | < .01 |
Las Vegas shooting | 51 (20.9) | 22 (17.7) | 29 (24.2) | 1.52 | .35 |
Sandy Hook shooting | 35 (14.3) | 21 (16.9) | 14 (11.7) | 1.38 | .37 |
Other violent incident | 85 (34.8) | 46 (37.1) | 39 (32.5) | 0.57 | .53 |
Case details mentioned | |||||
Name of perpetrator | 64 (26.2) | 51 (41.1) | 13 (10.8) | 28.93 | < .01 |
Victim details | 35 (14.3) | 20 (16.1) | 15 (12.5) | 0.65 | .53 |
Firearm info | 48 (19.7) | 34 (27.4) | 14 (11.7) | 9.58 | .01 |
Event was/could have been prevented by an ERPO | 32 (13.1) | 25 (20.2) | 7 (5.8) | 10.99 | < .01 |
Program/policy mentioned | |||||
Any firearm or violence prevention program/policy, excl. ERPOs | 106 (43.4) | 52 (41.9) | 54 (45.0) | 0.23 | .69 |
Other states' or federal ERPO | 115 (47.1) | 67 (54.0) | 48 (40.0) | 4.82 | .07 |
Anecdotal and research evidence | |||||
Stakeholder quoted or mentioned | |||||
Official/politician | 194 (79.5) | 92 (74.2) | 102 (85.0) | 4.37 | .08 |
Firearm industry group | 93 (38.1) | 52 (41.9) | 41 (34.2) | 1.56 | .35 |
Gun violence prevention advocacy group | 85 (34.8) | 51 (41.1) | 34 (28.3) | 4.40 | .08 |
Evidence cited | |||||
Any evidence related to gun violence | 62 (25.4) | 35 (28.2) | 27 (22.5) | 1.05 | .42 |
Evidence on ERPOs | 29 (11.9) | 21 (16.9) | 8 (6.7) | 6.14 | .03 |
Uses for ERPOs mentioned | |||||
Suicide | 38 (15.6) | 22 (17.7) | 16 (13.3) | 0.90 | .45 |
Mass shootings | 30 (12.3) | 15 (12.1) | 15 (12.5) | 0.01 | .97 |
Mental illness | 12 (4.9) | 8 (6.5) | 4 (3.3) | 1.27 | .38 |
Othere | 12 (4.9) | 6 (4.8) | 6 (5.0) | 0.003 | .97 |