The impact of spikes in handgun acquisitions on firearm-related harms

• Autori principali: Hannah S. Laqueur (Autore), Rose M. C. Kagawa (Autore), Christopher D. McCort (Autore), Rocco Pallin (Autore), Garen Wintemute (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background Research has documented sharp and short-lived increases in firearm acquisitions immediately following high-profile mass shootings and specific elections, increasing exposure to firearms at the community level. We exploit cross-city variation in the estimated number of excess hand...