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Psypost.org – Study suggests mass shootings can inadvertently promote the idea of using guns to empower oneself

“People who feel dis-empowered tend to feel more willing to shoot someone when mass shootings loom large in their mind, according to new research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The findings provide some initial evidence that mass shootings can produce contagion-like effects.

“I am interested in the psychology of seemingly random or senseless acts of aggression and violence. I do not think such actions are as random or senseless as they appear,” said study author Pontus Leander, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Groningen and director of the Center for Psychological Gun Research.

“This particular study, on mass shootings, pertains to the spreading of violent ideas. We tested whether specific individuals – namely, those who are searching for their own means of personal empowerment, were the most likely to express more violent ideas in response to mass shootings.”

In four separate studies of 2,442 U.S. gun owners, the researchers found evidence that a sense of disempowerment was positively associated with willingness to shoot a home intruder and engage in vigilantism.

Disempowered participants agreed with statements such as “Not a lot is done for people like me in America” and “If I compare myself against other Americans, my group is worse off.” In one study, the researchers experimentally manipulated a sense of disempowerment by giving some participants a cognitive test that was impossible to solve correctly.

The research was conducted between June 2016 and November 2017, in the wake of the 2016 Orlando nightclub mass shooting, the 2017 Las Vegas strip mass shooting, and the 2017 Texas church mass shooting.

The link between disempowerment and assertive gun use was particularly strong among participants who felt mass shootings were an imminent threat. The findings suggest that mass shootings can inadvertently promote the idea of using guns to empower oneself.

In this case, assertive gun use was aimed at protecting oneself or others. But a similar psychological phenomenon could be at play among those with less lawful tendencies.

“Merely thinking about a threatening figure may suffice for us to be influenced by them. Although this sounds disturbing in the context of mass shootings, it is normal for human beings to internalize and imitate what we see in the world. If a troubling psychological phenomenon is rooted in an otherwise-normal mental process, it gives us a starting point for figuring out how to prevent it,” Leander told PsyPost.

The study — like all research — includes some limitations.

“As we note in the paper, these results should not be overstated. We only took the first step of testing for increases in violent ideas, but many additional factors will be involved for violent ideas to translate into behavior,” Leander explained.

“Our findings should be considered preliminary. I would like to establish clearer causality going forward – but that will require more resources than we have available.”

Why someone decides to commit a mass shooting is influenced by a host of factors, and researchers have only begun to scratch the surface.

“If we want to end the spread of violence, we must develop theories that can explain the psychological appeal of such behavior. With regards to the influence of mass shootings, we are in unknown territory and we have more questions than we can answer with our current resources. More research is needed. A lot more,” Leander said.

The study, “Mass Shootings and the Salience of Guns as Means of Compensation for Thwarted Goals“, was authored by N. Pontus Leander, Wolfgang Stroebe, Jannis Kreienkamp, Maximilian Agostini, Ernestine Gordijn, and Arie W. Kruglanski.”

This open letter (video) was delivered by Dr. Chuck Baldwin prior to the message on Sunday, March 17, 2019, during the service at Liberty Fellowship. The letter addresses the “red flag” gun confiscation law (Senate Bill 7) currently being proposed by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). President Donald Trump is also pushing this gun confiscation bill. This open letter addresses the egregious unconstitutionality of “red flag” laws and the dangerous ramifications that will result should this bill become law. Watch the video, share, read and make comments below.

According to a Joe Green referenced by the KIWI Gun Club on Facebook, authorities did not follow gun laws already on the books in New Zealand. Now after not following their own laws, they’ve already created new laws banning guns and high capacity magazines.

“From Joe Green:

Was the integrity of the firearms licensing process compromised?

In my opinion piece published in the DomPost on 20 March 2019 I said that “Legislators would do well to begin with a close review of the firearms licensing process as it was applied to Friday’s offender. It is after all the mechanism by which he gained lawful access to firearms”.

I now understand that the firearms licensing process as it was applied to the offender in the Christchurch shootings was compromised in that:

• The offender applied for his firearms licence in a Police District in which he might have an increased chance of getting it approved.

• It seems that there was no interview of the offender’s spouse, partner or next of kin (the person who knows them best).

• The process requires the interview of an unrelated referee. I understand that two people were interviewed. They knew the offender primarily through an on-line chat room. Both referees are recorded as saying the same.

• The offender declined to be interviewed at his home. He was interviewed at his place of work.

• There is doubt as to if a home visit and security inspection took place.

• It is apparent in the vetting process that the offender has no friends as such.

This outlines a classic scenario for someone setting up to obtain a firearms licence for nefarious purposes, and because due process was not followed, he succeeded.

Having obtained a firearms licence it is but a short step to obtaining firearms. A step he took.

Changing the law in terms of the possession and use of firearms by law abiding people will have little effect on safety unless the integrity of the licensing process is maintained.”

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that military style semi-automatics and large capacity magazines will be banned under stronger new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country’s worst mass shooting. Ardern said she expects the new law to be in place by April 11 and buy-back scheme will be established for banned weapons. “Now, six days after this attack, we are announcing a ban on all military style semi-automatics (MSSA) and assault rifles in New Zealand,” Ardern said. Guns, mags, and other parts “with the ability to convert to military assault weapons” will be banned.

“The Justice Department launched a multistate search for firearms and firearms parts stolen from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) facility. According to court documents, officials found “a firearm concealed in a book bag on the front passenger seat floorboard” when they searched Yates’ vehicle on March 1. Agents later determined the pistol had a serial number on it. The ATF computer system confirmed the firearm had been listed as “disposed” by the ATF’s National Disposal Branch on August 2017.”