Child access prevention laws and firearm storage in the US: Associations by law stringency and social vulnerability
Our results suggest that the relationship between CAP laws and firearm storage varies depending on the stringency of the law and county social vulnerability. Understanding how these and other factors drive effect heterogeneity will inform CAP laws and implementation efforts.
Authors
- Stephen N. Oliphant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5235-173X)
- Katherine G. Hastings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-2411)
- Heather A. Hartman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-4575)
- Peter F. Ehrlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6161-1815)
- Michelle Degli Esposti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0068-5754)
- Patrick M. Carter
- Rebeccah L. Sokol
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Spinal Cord Injury BC (CA)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2026.108516
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00