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

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...

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Main Authors: Hannah S. Laqueur, Rose M. C. Kagawa, Christopher D. McCort, Rocco Pallin, Garen Wintemute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-019-0212-0