Background A substantial proportion of individuals who lawfully purchase firearms later become unlawful owners (‘prohibited firearm owners’), usually following events associated with an increased risk for future violence. This high-risk population has not...
Problem‐oriented policing has been suggested as a promising way to understand and prevent complex gang violence problems. A number of jurisdictions have been experimenting with new problem‐oriented frameworks to understand and respond to gun violence among...
The objective of this study was to assess whether targeting new gun buyers with a public safety message aimed at improving gun law awareness can modify gun purchasers’ behaviors. Between May 2007 and September 2008, 2,120 guns were purchased in two target...
Background and objective Too little is known about the effectiveness of efforts to prevent firearm violence. Our objective is to evaluate California’s Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS), a law enforcement intervention that seeks to recover firearms from...
Objective Laws that prohibit certain individuals from owning firearms also pertain to ammunition. Whereas retail sales of firearms to criminals are regularly disrupted by instant background checks, sales of ammunition are essentially unchecked and the rate at which...