Criminal charge history, handgun purchasing, and demographic characteristics of legal handgun purchasers in California
Abstract Background The prevalence and characteristics of handgun purchasers’ criminal charge histories have never been described for a large population of firearm owners, but such information is critical to understanding risk factors for subsequent violence in this population. We sought to characte...
Main Authors: | Veronica A. Pear, Mona A. Wright, Aaron B. Shev, Garen J. Wintemute, Rose M. C. Kagawa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | Injury Epidemiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00301-5 |
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