Impact of a Permitless Concealed Firearm Carry Law in West Virginia, 1999–2015 and 2016–2020
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11032322 |
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| Authors | Eric W Lundstrom (0000-0001-9776-0134, Eric W. Lundstrom and Gordon S. Smith are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown. Jacob K. Pence is with the Transitional Year Residency Program, West Virginia University.), Jacob K Pence (Eric W. Lundstrom and Gordon S. Smith are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown. Jacob K. Pence is with the Transitional Year Residency Program, West Virginia University.), G S Smith (0000-0002-2911-3071, West Virginia University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1163-1166 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2023.307382 |
| PMID | 37651658 |
| OpenAlex | W4386347929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
We used firearm mortality and sales data to assess the impact of HB 4145, a May 2016 law that legalized concealed firearm carry without a permit in West Virginia. Firearm mortality was significantly higher (29%) in the years after the enactment of the law; handgun mortality was also higher (45% increase), whereas long gun deaths and firearm sales were unaffected. This may suggest that HB 4145 increased rates of firearm-related mortality in West Virginia without affecting firearm sales in the state. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(11):1163–1166. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307382 )
Archaeology · Business · Carry (investment) · Criminology · Environmental health · Geography · Injury prevention · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · West virginia · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |