Zachary Meisel and Vivek Ashok discuss a recent JMIR Formative Research article, co-authored with Terry Richmond, which found a majority of the 1,491 posts analyzed were in response to mass shootings, and half assigned causal blame, including specific causes and nonspecific blame. Less than 10% of posts framed firearm violence as a public health issue.
Lawmakers focus most on mass shootings when posting about gun violence
