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The influence of gun control laws on personal violence
Author(s) -
Lester David,
Murrell Mary E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198607)14:3<315::aid-jcop2290140310>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - statute , gun control , homicide , suicide rates , law , suicide prevention , criminology , poison control , control (management) , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , political science , engineering , psychology , medical emergency , medicine , economics , management
The handgun control statutes of the continental states of the USA in 1966 were coded and scaled for strictness, and strictness was found to be unrelated to the incidence of homicide (by any method) in 1960 and 1970. However, states with the stricter handgun control statutes were found to have lower suicide rates by firearm and lower suicide rates overall.