This article summarizes and critiques available evidence from studies published between
1999 and August 2014 on the effects of policies designed to keep firearms from high-risk …

We present the rationale behind four types of laws that restrict access to firearms for those
who are deemed to be a high risk for future gun violence and two types of laws that …

Introduction Although some view the ownership of firearms as a deterrent to crime, the
relationship between population-level firearm ownership rates and violent criminal …

110 Daniel W. Webster, Jon S. Vernick, Emma E. McGinty, and Ted Alcorn (in this volume)
provide evidence that laws which prohibit firearm possession by persons convicted of violent …

Background: In 2016, firearms killed 38,658 people in the United States. Federal law
requires licensed gun dealers, but not private parties, to conduct background checks on …

Recent incidents of gun violence have raised questions about public access to “military-
style” firearms and the need for more-restrictive forms of gun control. Proponents of more …

Although 39,000 individuals die annually from gunshots in the US, research examining the
effects of laws designed to reduce these deaths has sometimes produced inconclusive or …

Laws related to the sale, use, and carrying of firearms have been associated with differences
in firearm homicide rates at the state level. Right-to-carry (RTC) and stand your ground …

Objectives. To examine whether stricter firearm legislation is associated with rates of fatal
police shootings. Methods. We used a cross-sectional, state-level design to evaluate the …

The United States is among the global leaders in firearm injury deaths. In 2016, an
estimated 37 000 firearmrelated deaths occurred in the United States, ranking second only …