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Investigating the link between gun possession and gun assault

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  • Branas, C.C.
  • Richmond, T.S.
  • Culhane, D.P.
  • Ten Have, T.R.
  • Wiebe, D.J.

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Objectives. We investigated the possible relationship between being shot in an assault and possession of a gun at the time. Methods. We enrolled 677 case participants that had been shot in an assault and 684 population-based control participants within Philadelphia, PA, from 2003 to 2006. We adjusted odds ratios for confounding variables. Results. After adjustment, individuals in possession of a gun were 4.46 (P

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  • Branas, C.C. & Richmond, T.S. & Culhane, D.P. & Ten Have, T.R. & Wiebe, D.J., 2009. "Investigating the link between gun possession and gun assault," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(11), pages 2034-2040.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.143099_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.143099
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    1. Michael R. Ulrich, 2022. "Balancing Rights and Responsibilities: The Role of Government and Citizens in Combatting Gun Violence," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 704(1), pages 292-309, November.
    2. Marco Rogna & Bich Diep Nguyen, 2022. "Firearms law and fatal police shootings: a panel data analysis," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(27), pages 3121-3137, June.
    3. Kelly V Ruggles & Sonali Rajan, 2014. "Gun Possession among American Youth: A Discovery-Based Approach to Understand Gun Violence," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(11), pages 1-12, November.
    4. Wolfgang Stroebe, 2014. "Firearm possession and violent death: A critical review," CREMA Working Paper Series 2014-07, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA).
    5. Dominik Wodarz & Natalia L Komarova, 2013. "Dependence of the Firearm-Related Homicide Rate on Gun Availability: A Mathematical Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(7), pages 1-13, July.
    6. Dong, Beidi & Wiebe, Douglas J., 2018. "Violence and beyond: Life-course features of handgun carrying in the urban United States and the associated long-term life consequences," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 1-11.
    7. Barati, Mehdi, 2016. "New evidence on the impact of concealed carry weapon laws on crime," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 76-83.

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