Relation of Driving Under the Influence Laws to Access to Firearms Across US States

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ID11028573
AuthorsAndrew G Bowen (All authors are with the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA. Robert A. Tessler is also with Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Deirdre Bowen is also with Seattle University School of Law, Seattle. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Frederick P. Rivara are also with University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,...), Andrew Bowen (0000-0002-4704-1366, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center), Robert A Tessler (0000-0002-9229-5525, All authors are with the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA. Robert A. Tessler is also with Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Deirdre Bowen is also with Seattle University School of Law, Seattle. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Frederick P. Rivara are also with University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,...), Deirdre Bowen (0000-0002-4555-2947, All authors are with the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA. Robert A. Tessler is also with Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Deirdre Bowen is also with Seattle University School of Law, Seattle. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Frederick P. Rivara are also with University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,...), Miriam J Haviland (0000-0003-3553-6561, All authors are with the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA. Robert A. Tessler is also with Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Deirdre Bowen is also with Seattle University School of Law, Seattle. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Frederick P. Rivara are also with University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,...), Ali Rowhani-Rahbar (0000-0002-2705-4485, All authors are with the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA. Robert A. Tessler is also with Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Deirdre Bowen is also with Seattle University School of Law, Seattle. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Frederick P. Rivara are also with University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,...), Frederick P Rivara (0000-0003-1427-0637, All authors are with the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA. Robert A. Tessler is also with Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Deirdre Bowen is also with Seattle University School of Law, Seattle. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Frederick P. Rivara are also with University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,...)
Year2021
Volume111
Issue2
Pages253-258
Publication date2021-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2020.305995
PMID33351655
OpenAlexW3114039955
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Objectives. To determine differences among US states in how driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) laws activate federal firearm possession and purchase prohibitions. Methods. We performed primary legislative research to characterize DUI laws in each state. The primary outcome was the number of DUI convictions an individual must be convicted of in each state to activate the federal firearm possession and purchase prohibition. We also determined the time interval in which previous DUI convictions count for future proceedings. Results. Forty-seven states had DUI laws that activated the federal prohibition of firearm possession and purchase for a threshold number of repeated DUIs. Variation exists among states in the number of convictions (1–4) and length of liability period (5 years–lifetime) required to prohibit firearm possession and purchase. Conclusions. Variation in state laws on DUI results in differences in determining who is federally prohibited from possessing and purchasing firearms. Future research should explore whether these federal prohibitions arising from DUI convictions are enforced and whether an association exists between stricter DUI policies and reduction in firearm crimes, injuries, and deaths

Business · Driving under the influence · Environmental health · Federal law · Injury prevention · Legislation · Legislature · Liability · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Possession (linguistics) · Purchasing · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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