Firearm-Related Laws in All 50 US States, 1991–2016

Objectives. To describe a new database containing detailed annual information on firearm-related laws in place in each of the 50 US states from 1991 to 2016 and to summarize key trends in firearm-related laws during this time period. Methods. Using Thomson Reuters Westlaw data to access historical s...

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Vydané v:American journal of public health (1971) Ročník 107; číslo 7; s. 1122 - 1129
Hlavní autori: Siegel, Michael, Pahn, Molly, Xuan, Ziming, Ross, Craig S., Galea, Sandro, Kalesan, Bindu, Fleegler, Eric, Goss, Kristin A.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: United States American Public Health Association 01.07.2017
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Ammunition
Correlation analysis
Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data
Domestic violence
Economic conditions
Economic forecasts
Economic indicators
Firearm accidents & safety
Firearm laws & regulations
Firearms
Firearms - legislation & jurisprudence
Government Regulation
Gun violence
Health Law
Health Policy
Heterogeneity
History
Humans
Injury/Emergency Care/Violence
Laws
Liability
Other Statistics/Evaluation/Research
Ownership - statistics & numerical data
Ownership - trends
Panel data
Policy
Policy analysis
Policy research
Prevention
Provisions
Public health
Sales
State laws
State policies
States
Statistical data
Statutes
Storage
Task forces
Trafficking
Trends
United States
Widening
United States > US
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Shrnutí:Objectives. To describe a new database containing detailed annual information on firearm-related laws in place in each of the 50 US states from 1991 to 2016 and to summarize key trends in firearm-related laws during this time period. Methods. Using Thomson Reuters Westlaw data to access historical state statutes and session laws, we developed a database indicating the presence or absence of each of 133 provisions of firearm laws in each state over the 26-year period. These provisions covered 14 aspects of state policies, including regulation of the process by which firearm transfers take place, ammunition, firearm possession, firearm storage, firearm trafficking, and liability of firearm manufacturers. Results. An examination of trends in state firearm laws via this database revealed that although the number of laws nearly doubled during the study period, there was substantial heterogeneity across states, leading to a widening disparity in the number of firearm laws. Conclusions. This database can help advance firearm policy research by providing 26 years of comprehensive policy data that will allow longitudinal panel study designs that minimize the limitations present in many previous studies.
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M. Siegel and M. Pahn conceptualized the study, led the data analysis and writing, and were the principal authors of the article. Z. Xuan, C. S. Ross, S. Galea, B. Kalesan, E. Fleegler, and K. A. Goss assisted with the study design, analytic plan, interpretation of data, and revisions of the article.
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ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303701