Objectives This study examined ownership patterns of automatic/ semiautomatic firearms in the United States. Methods Data were derived from a national random-digit-dialing telephone survey of 800 gun owners. Results Sixty percent of gun owners reported owning an...
Background Violent death is a major public health problem in the United States and throughout the world. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of the World Health Organization Mortality Database analyzes homicides and suicides (both disaggregated as firearm related and...