@article{ref1,
title="State firearm legislation and youth/young adult handgun carrying in the United States",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2022",
author="Dong, Beidi and Wilson, David B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: To examine the association between state firearm legislation and youth/young adult handgun carrying in the United States and to identify policy priority areas for intervention. <br><br>METHODS: We linked person-level gun carrying data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. youth and young adults with state-level gun policies over a 15-year period. Cross-classified mixed effects logistic regressions estimated the associations between state gun policies and handgun carrying and explored whether the associations varied by person-level demographic characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: Youth and young adults in states with a greater number of gun policies were less likely to carry a handgun than youth and young adults in states with fewer gun policies. Regulations on gun purchasing, concealed carrying permitting, and domestic violence-related laws were particularly important in reducing youth/young adult gun-carrying behavior. In addition, these associations varied by gender and race/ethnicity. <br><br>DISCUSSION: State firearm legislation may be an effective mechanism to reduce youth and young adult gun carrying and ultimately mitigate gun-related mortality and morbidity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.009"
}