Financial Firepower: School Shootings and the Strategic Contributions of Gun Policy PACs

• In Event: Campaign Finance in the U.S.

Brief Overview

Fatal school shootings in House districts drive sharp PAC shifts: pro-gun giving jumps 31% overall and 2,820% near elections, gun safety PACs climb 20% and 917%. Nonfatal or mass shootings spark no change, showing organized power in campaigns.

Authors

• Eric Alexander Baldwin, Stanford University

• Takuma Iwasaki, Stanford University

• John J. Donohue, Stanford University