Abstract
This essay presents the findings of research relating to criminal activity among legal purchasers of firearms-those who have passed their background checks- and the evidence that extending the denial criteria to additional high risk populations is feasible and effective. Its primary subject is persons convicted of violent misdemeanor crimes, a group sometimes referred to as not-so-law-abiding gun own ers. It will briefly consider persons who abuse alcohol, which is discussed more fully in the essay by Katherine A. Vittes (in this volume).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis |
Publisher | The Johns Hopkins University Press |
Pages | 77-93 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Volume | 9781421411118 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781421411118, 1421411105, 9781421411101 |
State | Published - 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)