In the US, guns, particularly handguns, are typically brought into the home for protection. The wisdom of having a firearm in the home, however, is disputed. While guns appear to be a risk factor for family homicide, suicide and unintentional firearm fatality, no...
Objective To assess hostile gun use against and self-defense gun use by adolescents. Design, Setting, and Participants We use random-digit-dial telephone survey data collected from approximately 5800 California adolescents, aged 12 through 17 years, between November...
Introduction Criminals are at high risk of being victims of violence, but little is known about their victimization. Methods A screen of Washington, DC, detainees found that 1 in 4 had been wounded in events that appear unrelated to their incarceration. Extensive...
This article summarizes the scientific literature on the health risks and benefits of having a gun in the home for the gun owner and his/ her family. For most contemporary Americans, scientific studies indicate that the health risk of a gun in the home is greater than...
Objectives To present the prevalence of gun ownership among batterers and describe their self-reported use of guns to threaten intimate partners. Methods We used multivariate methods to analyze data from 8529 men enrolled in Massachusetts certified batterer...
