Household Firearm Ownership and Firearm Mortality
This cohort study found an association between high HFRs and subsequent increases in rates of firearm suicide. In contrast, higher firearm homicide rates preceded decreases in HFRs. By demonstrating the temporal sequencing of firearm ownership and mortality, this study may help to rule out some theories of why gun ownership and firearm mortality are associated at the population level.
Authors
- Terry L. Schell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-5462)
- Andrew R. Morral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9091-3724)
- Rosanna Smart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1568-2097)
- Denis Agniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1483-2724)
Institutions
- RAND Corporation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29335
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.17