Would restricting firearm purchases due to alcohol- and drug-related misdemeanor offenses reduce firearm homicide and suicide? An agent-based simulation

• Hoofdauteurs: Magdalena Cerdá (Auteur), Ava D. Hamilton (Auteur), Melissa Tracy (Auteur), Charles Branas (Auteur), David Fink (Auteur), Katherine M. Keyes (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Substance-related interactions with the criminal justice system are a potential touchpoint to identify people at risk for firearm violence. We used an agent-based model to simulate the change in firearm violence after disqualifying people from owning a firearm given prior alcohol...