Purchaser Licensing, Point-of-Sale Background Check Laws, and Firearm Homicide and Suicide in 4 US States, 1985–2017.
Objectives. To estimate and compare the effects of state background check policies on firearm-related mortality in 4 US states. Methods. Annual data from 1985 to 2017 were used to examine Maryland and Pennsylvania, which implemented point-of-sale comprehensive background check (CBC) laws for handgun...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 110; no. 10; pp. 1546 - 1553 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=145645553&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 145645553 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00900036 APH jtl: American Journal of Public Health issn: 00900036 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2020 vid: 110 iid: 10 pid: 44 pub: American Public Health Association artinfo: ui: 145645553 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305822 ppf: 1546 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Purchaser Licensing, Point-of-Sale Background Check Laws, and Firearm Homicide and Suicide in 4 US States, 1985–2017. aug: au: McCourt, Alexander D. Crifasi, Cassandra K. Stuart, Elizabeth A. Vernick, Jon S. Kagawa, Rose M. C. Wintemute, Garen J. Webster, Daniel W. su: United States Homicide Public health Suicide Government regulation Acquisition of property Gun laws Professional licenses Legal status of sales personnel sug: subj: Homicide Public health Suicide Government regulation United States Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing All other merchant wholesalers All other sporting goods stores Health and Welfare Funds Acquisition of property Gun laws Professional licenses Legal status of sales personnel ab: Objectives. To estimate and compare the effects of state background check policies on firearm-related mortality in 4 US states. Methods. Annual data from 1985 to 2017 were used to examine Maryland and Pennsylvania, which implemented point-of-sale comprehensive background check (CBC) laws for handgun purchasers; Connecticut, which adopted a handgun purchaser licensing law; and Missouri, which repealed a similar law. Using synthetic control methods, we estimated the effects of these laws on homicide and suicide rates stratified by firearm involvement. Results. There was no consistent relationship between CBC laws and mortality rates. There were estimated decreases in firearm homicide (27.8%) and firearm suicide (23.2%–40.5%) rates associated with Connecticut's law. There were estimated increases in firearm homicide (47.3%), nonfirearm homicide (18.1%), and firearm suicide (23.5%) rates associated with Missouri's repeal. Conclusions. Purchaser licensing laws coupled with CBC requirements were consistently associated with lower firearm homicide and suicide rates, but CBC laws alone were not. Public Health Implications. Our results contribute to a body of research showing that CBC laws are not associated with reductions in firearm-related deaths unless they are coupled with handgun purchaser licensing laws. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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