![]() This is the first chapter in the book and provides and up-to-date and readable summary of the literature on the relationship between guns and death. This book chapter summarizes the scientific literature on the relationship between gun prevalence (levels of household gun ownership) and suicide, homicide and unintentional firearm death and concludes that where there are higher levels of gun ownership, there are more gun suicides and more total suicides, more gun homicides and more total homicides, and more accidental gun deaths. A summary of the evidence on guns and violent death in relation to survey measures of household firearm ownership, 2001-2003. State-level homicide victimization rates in the U.S. Miller, Matthew Azrael, Deborah Hemenway, David. There was no association between gun prevalence and non-firearm homicide. This relationship held for both genders and all age groups, after accounting for rates of aggravated assault, robbery, unemployment, urbanization, alcohol consumption, and resource deprivation (e.g., poverty). We found that states with higher levels of household gun ownership had higher rates of firearm homicide and overall homicide. Using survey data on rates of household gun ownership, we examined the association between gun availability and homicide across states, 2001-2003. Across states, more guns = more homicide (2) ![]() Household firearm ownership levels and homicide rates across U.S. Using a validated proxy for firearm ownership, we analyzed the relationship between firearm availability and homicide across 50 states over a ten-year period (1988-1997).Īfter controlling for poverty and urbanization, for every age group, people in states with many guns have elevated rates of homicide, particularly firearm homicide. Firearm availability and homicide rates across 26 high income countries. These results often hold even when the United States is excluded. We found that across developed countries, where guns are more available, there are more homicides. We analyzed the relationship between homicide and gun availability using data from 26 developed countries from the early 1990s. Across high-income nations, more guns = more homicide ![]() Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal. ![]() Firearm availability and homicide: A review of the literature. Case-control studies, ecological time-series and cross-sectional studies indicate that in homes, cities, states and regions in the U.S., where there are more guns, both men and women are at a higher risk for homicide, particularly firearm homicide. Our review of the academic literature found that a broad array of evidence indicates that gun availability is a risk factor for homicide, both in the United States and across high-income countries. Where there are more guns there is more homicide (literature review) ![]()
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