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Publication Date: January 2001
Publisher: Journal of the American Medical Association
Author(s): Garen J. Wintemute
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: firearms; gun purchases; violent crimes; gun laws
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This letter is available by purchase from The Journal of the American Medical Association.
It argues that the denial of handgun purchase to violent misdemeanants is associated with a specific decrease in risk of arrest for new gun and/or violent crimes.