@misc{follman2012,
  author = {Follman, Mark and Aronsen, Gavin and Pan, Deanna},
  title = {A Guide to Mass Shootings in America},
  year = {2012},
  howpublished = {Mother Jones},
  url = {https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map/},
  note = {Living database and methodology}
}

@misc{codeholics2026,
  author = {{Codeholics}},
  title = {US Mass Shootings: Codeholics Edition of the Mother Jones Database},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Codeholics/US-Mass-Shootings},
  note = {Repository snapshot used for incident records}
}

@article{lankfordmadfis2018,
  author = {Lankford, Adam and Madfis, Eric},
  title = {Don't Name Them, Don't Show Them, But Report Everything Else: A Pragmatic Proposal for Denying Mass Killers the Attention They Seek and Deterring Future Offenders},
  journal = {American Behavioral Scientist},
  year = {2018},
  volume = {62},
  number = {2},
  pages = {260--279},
  doi = {10.1177/0002764217730852}
}

@misc{gva2026,
  author = {{Gun Violence Archive}},
  title = {General Methodology},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/methodology}
}

@misc{buzzfeednics2017,
  author = {{BuzzFeed News}},
  title = {NICS Firearm Background Checks},
  year = {2017},
  url = {https://github.com/BuzzFeedNews/nics-firearm-background-checks},
  note = {Monthly state-level FBI data republished under CC-BY 4.0}
}

@misc{fbinics2026,
  author = {{Federal Bureau of Investigation}},
  title = {National Instant Criminal Background Check System Firearm Checks},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/cjis/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year_by_state_type.pdf},
  note = {Background-check counts do not equal firearm sales}
}

@misc{worldbank2026,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {Population, Total -- United States (SP.POP.TOTL)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=US}
}