Criminal charge history, handgun purchasing, and demographic characteristics of legal handgun purchasers in California

Abstract Background The prevalence and characteristics of handgun purchasers’ criminal charge histories have never been described for a large population of firearm owners, but such information is critical to understanding risk factors for subsequent violence in this population. We sought to characte...

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Main Authors: Veronica A. Pear, Mona A. Wright, Aaron B. Shev, Garen J. Wintemute, Rose M. C. Kagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00301-5