We exploit within‐state variation across time in both the existence and length of statutory delays – both explicit wait periods and delays created by licensing requirements – between the purchase and delivery of a firearm to examine the effect of purchase delays on...
Importance If changes over time in trauma care apply to both firearm injuries and motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) similarly, differences in mechanism-specific case-fatality trends may suggest changes over time in injury severity. Objectives To analyze national trends...
Background Firearm injuries are a major cause of mortality in the USA. Few recent studies have simultaneously examined the impact of multiple state gun laws to determine their independent association with homicide and suicide rates. Objective To examine the...
Introduction Determining whether the prevalence of gun ownership is associated with youth suicide is critical to inform policy to address this problem. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of household gun ownership in...
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated whether risk-based firearm seizure laws in Connecticut and Indiana affect suicide rates. METHODS: A quasi-experimental design using annual state-level panel data from the 50 states between 1981 and 2015 was used. When analyses...
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