Firearm purchasing and firearm violence during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Julia P. Schleimer (Author), Christopher D. McCort (Author), Aaron B. Shev (Author), Veronica A. Pear (Author), Elizabeth Tomsich (Author), Alaina De Biasi (Author), Shani Buggs (Author), Hannah S. Laqueur (Author), Garen J. Wintemute (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Firearm violence is a significant public health problem in the United States. A surge in firearm purchasing following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed to an increase in firearm violence. We sought to estimate the state-level association between firearm p...