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x Contents Mass Shootings Q&A: The Experts Weigh In Guns Affect Society Positively and the Data Proves It 183 Gun Ownership Should Be Protected Gun Stockpiling Should Not 185 Our Gun Laws Are Fine, the System That Implements Them Is Broken 189 Guns Are Not the Problem 191 Access to Guns Leads to Increased School Violence 193 Preventing Mass Shootings: Using Theory to Drive Evidence-Based Practice 197 A Problem Entailing Many Policy Ideas—But Few Likely to Have Complete Success 203 Government Options to Stop School Shootings 213 Let the Locals Decide How to Stop School Shootings 223 Pivotal Documents in Mass Shootings Research Gun Control Act of 1968 231 The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 234 The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act 240 President Clinton’s Remarks on School Violence Following Columbine (1999) 244 Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Report on Threat Assessment of School Shooters (2000) 247 The Report of Governor Bill Owens’ Columbine Review Commission (2001) 251 President Bush’s Weekly Radio Address Following Virginia Tech (2007) 255 Virginia Tech Review Panel Report (2007) 256 The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 262 New York City Police Departments Report Active Shooter: Recommendations and Analysis for Risk Mitigation (2012) 266 President Obama’s Remarks on Gun Violence Following Sandy Hook (2013) 268 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Gun Violence (2013) 273 Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Study of Active Shooter Incidents (2014) 280 Final Report of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission (2015) 281 Recommended Readings 287 About the Editor and Contributors 297 Index 303