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Title: Right-to-Carry Laws and Firearm Workplace Homicides: A Longitudinal Analysis (1992–2017)

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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DOI: doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305307

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PMID: 31622144

Abstract: Objectives. To examine the impact of right-to-carry (RTC) firearm laws on firearm workplace homicides (WPHs) in the United States from 1992 to 2017. Methods. We employed 2 longitudinal methods to examine the average effect (pooled, cross-sectional, time-series analysis) and the state-specific effect (random effects meta-analysis) of RTC laws on WPHs committed by firearms from 1992 to 2017 in a 50-state panel. Both methods utilized a generalized linear mixed model with a negative binomial distribution. Results. From 1992 to 2017, the average effect of having an RTC law was significantly associated with 29% higher rates of firearm WPHs (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.14, 1.45). No other state-level policies were associated with firearm WPHs. Sensitivity analyses suggest robust findings. State-specific estimates suggest that passing an RTC law during our study period was significantly associated with 24% increase in firearm WPH rates (95% CI = 1.09, 1.40). Conclusions. This is the first study to our knowledge to examine the link between RTC firearm laws and firearm WPHs. Findings indicate that RTC laws likely pose a threat to worker safety and contribute to the recent body of literature that finds RTC laws are associated with increased incidence of violence.

Url: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305307

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Authors: Doucette, Mitchell, L; Crifasi, Cassandra, K; Frattaroli, Shannon

Periodical (Full): American Journal of Public Health

Issue: 12

Volume: 109

Pages: 1747-1753

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Crime and Deviance, Fertility and Mortality, Other

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