Deaths and injuries from firearms are significant public health problems, and clinicians are in a unique position to identify risk among their patients and discuss the importance of safe firearm practices. Although clinicians may be ill-prepared to engage in such...
Background Research has documented sharp and short-lived increases in firearm acquisitions immediately following high-profile mass shootings and specific elections, increasing exposure to firearms at the community level. We exploit cross-city variation in the...
Importance Violence is a significant public health problem that has become entwined with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Objective To describe individuals’ concerns regarding violence in the context of the pandemic, experiences of...
Urgent, individualized interventions to reduce firearm access, such as extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs, colloquially known as “red flag” orders), provide a rapid, focused response when risk for imminent firearm violence is high. Studies to date suggest such...
Importance Safe firearm storage and other interventions may reduce pediatric firearm deaths and injuries. Objective To compare firearm ownership and storage practices, opinions on firearm injury prevention strategies, and perceptions of safety among adults in...