Importance Laws mandating a minimum age to purchase or possess firearms are viewed as a potentially effective policy tool to reduce homicide by decreasing young adults’ access to firearms. Objective To evaluate whether state laws that raised the minimum age to...
In Reply We thank Brown for offering commentary on our study estimating the reduction in youth firearm suicide and unintentional firearm mortality that would result if more adults in households with youths stored household guns locked.1 We wholeheartedly agree with...
Importance Firearms caused more than 500 pediatric fatalities in 2017-a 50% increase from 2009. Laws regulating firearms are one approach to reducing pediatric firearm fatalities. Objective To evaluate the association between state child access prevention (CAP)...
Importance More US children die by accidental gun use than children in other developed countries. One factor that can influence children’s interest in guns is exposure to media containing guns. Objective To test whether children who see a movie containing guns will...
Importance Firearm injury is the second leading cause of death in the United States for children and young adults. The risk of unintentional and self-inflicted firearm injury is lower when all household firearms are stored locked. Objective To estimate the...
