Citation

Carr BG, Porat G, Wiebe DJ, Branas CC. Public Health Rep. (1974) 2010; 125(5): 674-679.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. carrb@upenn.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Association of Schools of Public Health)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20873283

PMCID

PMC2925003

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In the United States, injury is a leading cause of alcohol-related death, and alcohol use is the leading risk factor for injury. We reviewed state and federal legislation regulating the intersection of alcohol and firearms. METHODS: We examined the current criminal codes of all 50 states and the District of Columbia using the databases Westlaw and LexisNexis to review restrictions on firearm use while intoxicated. RESULTS: We found three types of laws in 26 states that restrict firearm use by intoxicated people: sales or transfers are restricted in six states, carrying of concealed weapons is restricted in four states, and possession or discharge of a firearm while intoxicated is restricted in 20 states. CONCLUSIONS: Regulation of the carrying and use of firearms by acutely intoxicated individuals may represent a public health opportunity to reduce firearm-related injury.

Language: en