Research Letter

Prevalence of Thoughts of Shooting Others Among US Adults

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0734

March 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This survey study characterizes adults in the US who report thoughts of shooting others.

Corresponding Author: Brian M. Hicks, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, 4250 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (brianhic@umich.edu).

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