Do Symbolic Laws Produce Feedback Effects? The Impact of Second Amendment Sanctuaries on Voter Turnout

• In Event: Local Participation

Brief Overview

This paper examines the consequences of adopting Second Amendment sanctuary laws at the county level on individual turnout. Finding it reduces black voters and democratic participation while increasing Republican turnout.

Authors

• Cassidy S Reller, University of Florida

• Alexandra Filindra, University of Illinois Chicago

• Craig Michael Burnett, Hofstra University