In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting, people bought lots of guns. That led rates of accidental firearm death to spike, especially among children.
A new report found that gun purchases and accidental firearm deaths both spiked significantly after the Sandy Hook mass shooting.
The study is part of a larger body of recent research that is shedding light on gun violence, according to researchers.
Although it’s hard to study gun deaths, researchers have a good idea about which policies have an impact on violence rates.
On December 14, 2012, a 20-year-old man shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, and opened fire. He killed 20 children (six- and seven-year-olds) and six adults.
In the aftermath of the shooting, calls for legislation aimed at limiting access to firearms resulted in what’s now become a predictable post-mass-murder event: people bought lots of guns.
Tech: After the Sandy Hook shooting, gun sales spiked — and so did accidental gun deaths
