Background Firearm-related fatalities are a top 3 cause of death among children in the United States. Despite historical declines in firearm ownership, the firearm-related mortality rate among young children has risen over the past decade. In this study, we examined...
The aim of the present study is to quantify the association between child access prevention (CAP) and minimum age laws and state-level youth firearm-related suicide and unintentional death rates. This paper differs from prior research in several ways. First, this is...
Using Pennsylvania county-level data on firearm sales for the period 1999-2012, the present study attempts to determine if gun sales are statistically related to firearm homicides and suicides. The fixed effects results suggest that for every additional gun purchased...
Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is a critical public health and safety issue in the USA. In this study, we determine the prevalence and correlates of perpetrator suicide and additional homicides following intimate partner homicide (IPH) in a large, diverse state with...
Importance Firearm laws in one state may be associated with increased firearm death rates from homicide and suicide in neighboring states are uncertain. Objective To determine whether counties located closer to states with lenient firearm policies have higher firearm...