Objective To determine whether there is an association between criminal activity and preference for a particular class of handgun among young adults who purchase handguns legally. Design Historical cohort study. Materials and methods Subjects were 5,360...
We conducted a two-part study of unintentional firearm deaths in California. First, we analyzed death certificate data for the 688 unintentional firearm deaths of California residents occurring during 1977–1983. Mortality rates were 7.5 for males, 0.9 for females, 4.8...
Firearm violence is an ever-increasing element in the lives of the U.S. urban population. This study examined the trends in firearm violence and victims during a 5-year period in the city of Philadelphia. Medical Examiner records of all deaths in Philadelphia County...
Objective To provide economic, epldemiologic, and clinical data on initial and subsequent hospitalizations for firearm injuries. Design Nonconcurrent prospective study; data obtained by medical records review. Setting Public university teaching hospital, designated a...
In 1981 New Jersey adopted a law requiring a mandatory minimum prison sentence for use or possession of a firearm in a variety of crimes. New Jersey firearms homicides as a per cent of all New Jersey homicides increased from 1974 to 1980 and decreased from 1981...
