Effective federal regulation of firearm dealers has proven difficult. Consequently, many states choose to implement their own regulations. We examined the impact of state-required licensing, record keeping of sales, allowable inspections, and mandatory theft reporting...
This study used national data and a matched case-control design to estimate the relative risk of death by an unintentional gunshot associated with having firearms in the home. A sample of adults who died in the United States in 1993 from unintentional gunshot injuries...
Objectives We investigated the possible relationship between being shot in an assault and possession of a gun at the time. Methods We enrolled 677 case participants that had been shot in an assault and 684 population-based control participants within Philadelphia, PA,...
Study Objective I test the hypothesis that having a gun in the home is a risk factor for adults to be killed (homicide) or to commit suicide. Methods Two case-control analyses were based on national samples of subjects 18 years of age or older. Homicide and suicide...
