@article{ref1,
title="Right-to-carry laws and firearm workplace homicides: a longitudinal analysis (1992-2017)",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2019",
author="Doucette, Mitchell L. and Crifasi, Cassandra K. and Frattaroli, Shannon",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<i>Objectives.</i> To examine the impact of right-to-carry (RTC) firearm laws on firearm workplace homicides (WPHs) in the United States from 1992 to 2017.<i>Methods.</i> We employed 2 longitudinal methods to examine the average effect (pooled, cross-sectional, time-series analysis) and the state-specific effect (random effects meta-analysis) of RTC laws on WPHs committed by firearms from 1992 to 2017 in a 50-state panel. Both methods utilized a generalized linear mixed model with a negative binomial distribution.<i>Results.</i> From 1992 to 2017, the average effect of having an RTC law was significantly associated with 29% higher rates of firearm WPHs (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.14, 1.45). No other state-level policies were associated with firearm WPHs. Sensitivity analyses suggest robust findings. State-specific estimates suggest that passing an RTC law during our study period was significantly associated with 24% increase in firearm WPH rates (95% CI = 1.09, 1.40).<i>Conclusions.</i> This is the first study to our knowledge to examine the link between RTC firearm laws and firearm WPHs. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that RTC laws likely pose a threat to worker safety and contribute to the recent body of literature that finds RTC laws are associated with increased incidence of violence. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print October 17, 2019: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305307).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2019.305307",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305307"
}