Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought much of U.S. society to a grinding halt, its impact on the occurrence of mass shootings is largely unknown. Using data from the Gun Violence Archive and an interrupted time-series design, we analyzed weekly counts of mass shootings in the U.S. from 2019 through 2021. Results show that total, private, and public mass shootings increased following the declaration of COVID-19 as a national emergency in March of 2020. We consider these findings in the context of their broader implications for prevention efforts as well as how they pave the way for future research.

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新一轮大规模枪击事件？探索 COVID-19 的潜在影响

尽管 COVID-19 大流行已使美国社会的大部分地区陷入停顿，但它对大规模枪击事件发生的影响在很大程度上是未知的。使用枪支暴力档案的数据和中断的时间序列设计，我们分析了 2019 年至 2021 年美国每周发生的大规模枪击事件。结果显示，在宣布 COVID-19 为2020 年 3 月的国家紧急情况。我们在考虑这些发现对预防工作的更广泛影响以及它们如何为未来研究铺平道路的背景下考虑这些发现。