Are gun ownership rates and regulations associated with firearm incidents in American schools? A forty-year analysis (1980–2019)

Daniel Hamlin

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2021, vol. 76, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between state gun ownership rates and school firearm incidents (n = 1275) and injured/killed victims (n = 2026) of these incidents over a forty-year period (1980–2019). It also investigates whether child access prevention, minimum age requirements for gun purchases, and mandatory gun safety training laws are associated with fewer school firearm incidents and injured/killed victims.

Keywords: School shootings; Gun ownership; Gun regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101847

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