Licensed firearm dealer availability and intimate partner homicide: A multilevel analysis in sixteen states

Stansfield, Richard; Semenza, Daniel C.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.05.027

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“…Extant research on IPH and homicide, more broadly, unequivocally finds a strong and persistent effect of economic disadvantage on homicide, including positive associations with both firearm and non-firearm IPH, and in both urban and rural communities (e.g., Diem & Pizarro, 2010;Land et al, 1990;Madkour et al, 2010;Pratt & Cullen, 2005;Reckdenwald et al, 2018;Stansfield & Semenza, 2019). Economically disadvantaged areas are plagued by a number of economic challenges, including a lack of job opportunities and low wages for those who are working, contributing to higher rates of unemployment, a high percentage of families living in poverty, inadequate access to quality health care, as well as a concentration of single-parent families .…”

Section: Economic Disadvantagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The availability of a firearm in the home is estimated to increase the risk for IPH from 5 to 8 times compared to households without readily available firearms (Bullock & Cubert, 2002;Campbell et al, 2003;Jeltsen, 2013), as a would-be perpetrator can quickly obtain a firearm without time to "cool down" before acting violently. Increasing the time and effort needed between experiencing aggressive tendencies and being able to execute a violent act has been suggested to reduce both firearm-related IPH (Semenza et al, 2020;Stansfield & Semenza, 2019;Wintemute et al, 2003;Zeoli et al, 2016) as well as firearm-related suicide (Brent & Bridge, 2003).…”

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although some recent research finds that legal access to firearms is a critical risk factor for firearm-related IPH, this effect is often limited to urban areas (Stansfield & Semenza, 2019;Wiebe et al, 2009). This finding has been interpreted in a couple of different ways, most notably speculation that the higher rate of pre-existing gun ownership in rural areas compared to urban areas renders the presence of a nearby gun store less salient to acting out violence and aggression (Branas et al, 2004;Kadet, 2016;Weisheit et al, 2005;Wiebe et al, 2009).…”

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Alternatively, it may be that FFLs are not a good proxy for firearm availability in rural areas, where there are other legal ways to obtain firearms, including private sales or gun shows, not as readily available in urban areas (Stansfield & Semenza, 2019). In the first study to examine the relationship between FFLs and gun homicides, Wiebe et al (2009) also compared their FFL measure to the more commonly used proxy for firearm availability, the ratio of suicides committed with a firearm to all suicides (FS/S).…”

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Following recent studies on legal firearm acquisition (e.g., Semenza et al, 2020;Stansfield & Semenza, 2019;Wiebe et al, 2009), firearm availability is captured via the rate of federal firearm licensees per 100,000 residents. The number of federal firearm licensees, which includes the number of licensed importers, pawnshops, and sellers of firearms was obtained from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) list of federal firearms licensees as of December 2015.…”

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intimate partner femicide in context: An examination of firearm type across the rural/urban divide

Mancik¹,

Stansfield²,

Kinard³

2020

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Previous research on intimate partner homicide (IPH) has established that intimate partner homicides are overwhelmingly committed with a firearm. Emerging research suggests the risk of partner violence turning lethal in rural America is often exacerbated by a higher prevalence of firearm ownership, as well as the limited availability of victim support services, economic disadvantages, and access to healthcare services. Given that IPH represents one of the most common types of homicide in rural areas, understanding the prevalence and associated risk and protective factors presents important policy implications. Using county-level data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Violent Death Reporting System for the years 2015-2016 and controlling for well-established structural correlates of IPH, this research examines the nature and prevalence of IPH across county context. We investigate whether leading predictors of IPH (firearm access, domestic violence support services, and economic disadvantage) are associated with firearm and non-firearm IPH incidents equally and whether these relationships hold when comparing rural and urban counties. We further examine the unique dynamics of firearm specific IPH, including a comparison of IPH incidents committed with handguns versus long guns, given their differing prevalence and cultural context in rural and urban communities. Findings reveal important differences across the rural-urban divide and weapon types. Implications for research and policy are discussed.

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Section: Economic Disadvantagementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Firearm Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intimate partner femicide in context: An examination of firearm type across the rural/urban divide

Mancik¹,

Stansfield²,

Kinard³

2020

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Public guns, private violence: The association of city-level firearm availability and intimate partner homicide in the United States

Stansfield

Semenza

Steidley

2021

Preventive Medicine

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Guns, groups, and the Southern culture of honor: Considering the role of co-offenders in Southern firearm violence.

Lantz¹,

Wenger²

2021

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: This research reconsiders the Southern culture of honor thesis by considering the important role that group offending plays in the production of Southern firearm violence. More specifically, we argue that, because honor and reputation are socially situated values, they are most salient in the presence of others (i.e., co-offenders). Method: We merged incident-level data from 1,881,802 violent incidents in the National Incident-Based Reporting System for 2015-2016 with contextual data from the American Community Survey and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for 1,679 counties within 38 states. We conducted multilevel models examining the relationship between co-offending group size, the presence of a firearm, regional context, and serious injury among assault offenses. Results: Findings reveal that firearms are more likely to be present as the number of offenders increases and more likely to be present in the Confederate South than in other regions. Further, the risk of serious injury increases as group size increases and is greater when a firearm is present. Finally, and most importantly, regional context moderates the influence of co-offending group size and the presence of a firearm on serious injury. Specifically, incidents committed by larger groups, with firearms, in the Confederate South result in particularly high rates of serious injury. Conclusions: Given the way firearms and group size interact to influence violence in the Confederate South, we suggest that research on Southern violence would benefit from a reorientation that considers the important theoretical role that bystanders and accomplices might play within a culture of honor.

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Licensed firearm dealer availability and intimate partner homicide: A multilevel analysis in sixteen states

Cited by 24 publications

References 35 publications

Intimate partner femicide in context: An examination of firearm type across the rural/urban divide

Intimate partner femicide in context: An examination of firearm type across the rural/urban divide

Public guns, private violence: The association of city-level firearm availability and intimate partner homicide in the United States

Guns, groups, and the Southern culture of honor: Considering the role of co-offenders in Southern firearm violence.

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