TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Impact of a permitless concealed firearm carry law in West Virginia, 1999-2015 and 2016-2020
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Lundstrom, Eric W.
A1  - Pence, Jacob K.
A1  - Smith, Gordon S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - We used firearm mortality and sales data to assess the impact of HB 4145, a May 2016 law that legalized concealed firearm carry without a permit in West Virginia. Firearm mortality was significantly higher (29%) in the years after the enactment of the law; handgun mortality was also higher (48% increase), whereas long gun deaths and firearm sales were unaffected. This may suggest that HB 4145 increased rates of firearm-related mortality in West Virginia without affecting firearm sales in the state. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print August 31, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307382).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307382
ID  - ref1
ER  -