title: The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as tipping point: "This Time Is Different".
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Miami, FL USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Shultz
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Gerontology; Miami University; Oxford, OH USA.
authors.forename: Glenn W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Muschert
authors.affiliation: Social, Behavioral, and Linguistic Sciences Department; The MITRE Corporation; McLean, VA USA.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dingwall
authors.affiliation: Cooper City, FL USA.
authors.forename: Alyssa M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cohen
keywords: Population Exposure Model; firearm homicides; mass shootings; mediatized event; rampage shootings; school shootings; shooting massacres; social media