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Citation

Irvin N, Rhodes K, Cheney R, Wiebe DJ. Am. J. Public Health 2014; 104(8): 1384-1386.

Affiliation

At the time of this study, Nathan Irvin was with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia. Karin Rhodes is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Rose Cheney and Douglas Wiebe are with the Firearm Injury Center at Penn (FICAP), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2014.301999

PMID

24922158

Abstract

Effective federal regulation of firearm dealers has proven difficult. Consequently, many states choose to implement their own regulations. We examined the impact of state-required licensing, record keeping of sales, allowable inspections, and mandatory theft reporting on firearm homicide from 1995 to 2010. We found that lower homicide rates were associated with states that required licensing and inspections. We concluded that firearm dealer regulations might be an effective harm reduction strategy for firearm homicide. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 12, 2014: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301999).


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