Effectiveness of denial of handgun purchase to persons believed to be at high risk for firearm violence.

Wright, Michelle; Wintemute, Garen J.; Rivara, Frederick P.

doi:10.2105/ajph.89.1.88

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“…38,39 Stray bullet shootings probably rise and fall in tandem with rates of firearm violence. Retaliation-interruption programs, 40 broad initiatives involving police and social agencies, 41 increased enforcement of firearms laws in high-crime ''hot spots,'' 42,43 and denial of firearm purchases by persons prohibited from possessing them 44,45 have all been at least provisionally shown to prevent firearm violence. Their benefits should perhaps be seen as reducing risk of firearmrelated injury for all members of affected communities, not just for those who participate in violence.…”

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Epidemiology and clinical aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United States

Wintemute

Claire

McHenry

et al. 2012

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

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Epidemiology and clinical aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United States

Wintemute

Claire

McHenry

et al. 2012

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

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“…A few studies are exceptions. Using data from two cohorts in California that attempted to purchase a handgun from a licensed firearm dealer, Wright et al (59) estimated the effects of denying felons the ability to legally purchase firearms: 2,470 individuals who had one or more prior felony arrests but no felony convictions were approved for purchase, and 170 were denied when attempting to purchase handguns due to prior felony convictions (59). After controlling for prior criminal history, age, sex, and race, those who were approved to purchase a handgun were 21% more likely to be subsequently arrested for a crime involving a gun [relative risk (RR) = 1.21, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08-1.36] and 24% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime (RR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.11-1.39) than would have been expected had their attempt to purchase a handgun been denied based on felons' likelihood of reoffense.…”

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Effects of Policies Designed to Keep Firearms from High-Risk Individuals

Webster

Wintemute

2015

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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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 individuals in the United States. Some prohibitions for high-risk individuals (e.g., those under domestic violence restraining orders, violent misdemeanants) and procedures for checking for more types of prohibiting conditions are associated with lower rates of violence. Certain laws intended to prevent prohibited persons from accessing firearms-rigorous permit-to-purchase, comprehensive background checks, strong regulation and oversight of gun dealers, and requiring gun owners to promptly report lost or stolen firearms-are negatively associated with the diversion of guns to criminals. Future research is needed to examine whether these laws curtail nonlethal gun violence and whether the effects of expanding prohibiting conditions for firearm possession are modified by the presence of policies to prevent diversion.

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“…A recent study in California found that individuals with misdemeanor records who were able to buy handguns were more than seven times as likely to be charged with new offenses as those who had no prior criminal record (59). A recent study found that denial of handgun purchase to high-risk individuals reduces the subsequent risk of criminal activity (60).…”

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The Rise and Decline of Homicide—and Why

Blumstein

Rivara

Rosenfeld

2000

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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A dramatic rise in homicide in the latter half of the 1980s peaked during the 1990s and then declined at an equally dramatic rate. Such trends in homicide rates can be understood only by examining rates in specific age, sex, and racial groups. The increase primarily involved young males, especially black males, occurred first in the big cities, and was related to the sudden appearance of crack cocaine in the drug markets of the big cities around 1985. This development led to an increased need for and use of guns and was accompanied by a general diffusion of guns into the larger community. The decline in homicide since the early 1990s has been caused by changes in the drug markets, police response to gun carrying by young males, especially those under 18 years old, the economic expansion, and efforts to decrease general access to guns, as well as an increase in the prison population and a continued decline in homicide among those over age 24. The lessons learned from the recent homicide trends and the factors associated with them have important implications for public health and the criminal justice system.

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Effectiveness of denial of handgun purchase to persons believed to be at high risk for firearm violence.

Cited by 76 publications

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Epidemiology and clinical aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United States

Epidemiology and clinical aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United States

Effects of Policies Designed to Keep Firearms from High-Risk Individuals

The Rise and Decline of Homicide—and Why

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