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The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as tipping point: This Time Is Different
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The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as tipping point: This Time Is Different

James M Shultz, Glenn W Muschert, Alison Dingwall and Alyssa M Cohen
Disaster health (Austin, TX), Vol.1(2), pp.65-73
2013-04-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4161/dish.27113
PMID: 28228989

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Among rampage shooting massacres, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012 galvanized public attention. In this Commentary we examine the features of this episode of gun violence that has sparked strong reactions and energized discourse that may ultimately lead toward constructive solutions to diminish high rates of firearm deaths and injuries in the United States.
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