Open AccessFirearm laws and illegal firearm flow between US states
Author(s) -
Erin G. Andrade,
Mark H. Hoofnagle,
Elinore J. Kaufman,
Mark J. Seamon,
Adam R. Pah,
Christopher N. Morrison
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000002642
Subject(s) - demography , population , confidence interval , legislation , rate ratio , law , poison control , medicine , demographic economics , geography , economics , political science , environmental health , sociology
Considerable variation in firearm legislation exists. Prior studies show an association between stronger state laws and fewer firearm deaths. We hypothesized that firearms would flow from states with weaker laws to states with stronger laws based on proximity and population.