Armed and prohibited: characteristics of unlawful owners of legally purchased firearms

• Published in: Injury prevention Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 145 - 149
• Main Authors: Pear, Veronica A, McCort, Christopher D, Li, Yueju, Beckett, Laurel, Tancredi, Daniel, Studdert, David M, Kass, Philip H, Pierce, Glenn L, Braga, Anthony A, Wright, Mona A, Laqueur, Hannah S, Kravitz-Wirtz, Nicole, Wintemute, Garen J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Age; Automation; Candidates; Convictions; Domestic violence; Ethnicity; Ex-convicts; Firearms; Geographical distribution; Mental disorders; Public health; Purchasing; State laws; United States > US; California; firearm; public health; violence

BackgroundA substantial proportion of individuals who lawfully purchase firearms later become unlawful owners ('prohibited firearm owners'), usually following events associated with an increased risk for future violence. This high-risk population has not previously been described. We aimed...