Rising handgun ownership linked to increased firearm mortalities among young children
1. Despite a decrease in overall firearm ownership among families with young children in the household between 1976 and 2016, ...
Tag: gun violence
Rustbelt states may have greatest racial disparities between black and white men for firearm homicides
1. Racial disparities for firearm homicides between black and white males are highest in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, ...
Stricter state firearm laws associated with lower rates of firearm suicide and homicide
1. Strong state firearm laws were associated with lower firearm suicide and homicide rates and overall suicide rates regardless of ...
Firearm storage practices unrelated to childrens’ risk of self-harm
1. Millions of American children live in homes with firearms that are kept unlocked or loaded, or both, against American ...
Nevada gun shows linked to short-term increases in California firearm injuries and deaths
1. Nevada gun shows were linked to local, temporary increases in firearm-related injuries and deaths in California, but California gun ...
Gun laws that require domestic abusers to surrender firearms could save lives
1. Restricting firearms in domestic abusers may decrease intimate partner homicide rates. 2. Laws that did not explicitly require offenders ...
Pediatric firearm injuries substantial cause of premature death, disability
1. Pediatric suicide rates decreased significantly from 2002-2007 but increased significantly from 2008-2014; pediatric homicide rates exhibited the opposite trend. ...
Mass shootings associated with large increases in handgun acquisitions in the following 6 weeks
1. After the mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut (2012) and San Bernardino, California (2015), there were spikes in handgun acquisitions ...
Young men exposed to violence at risk for carrying guns
1. Exposure to violence was significantly associated with gun carrying in participants. 2. Odds of gun carrying increased with each ...
22% of U.S. gun owners report purchasing a firearm without a background check
1. A national survey found that 22% of U.S. gun owners reported purchasing a firearm in the last two years ...
