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Determining who military service members deem credible to discuss firearm safety...

Objective:To examine rankings of credible sources for discussing secure storage within a representative sample of firearm-owning service members, and examine how combinations of demographic...

Firearm access and gun violence exposure among American Indian or Alaska...

Objective:To explore geodemographic differences in firearm behaviors and violence exposure among American Indian or Alaska Native and Black adults in the US. Method:In this survey...

Gun violence exposure and suicide among Black adults

Objective:To evaluate whether gun violence exposures (GVEs) are associated with suicidal ideation and behaviors among Black adults. Method:The study sample included 3015 Black adults (1646...

Protect and provide: Perceptions of manhood and masculinities among disabled violently...

Objective:This study explored how Black men who suffer from disabilities via a firearm negotiated their masculine identities. Semi-structured, qualitative interviews were conducted with 10...

Individual and cumulative firearm violence exposure: Implications for sleep among Black...

Objective:We investigated the relationship between various forms of firearm violence exposure and sleep problems among nationally representative samples of Black (N = 3015) and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)...

Understanding risk and implementing data-driven solutions for firearm suicide

Objective:Each year, firearms account for half of all the suicide deaths in the U.S. Research has shown that, worldwide, the most effective way to...

Revisiting the relationship between concealed carry licenses and firearm homicide in...

Objective:This study investigates the reciprocal county-level relationship between the number of concealed carry weapon (CCW) licenses issued and homicides between 2010 and 2019 in...

Identity, experience, and threat: Assessing key correlates of firearm ownership and...

Objective:The purpose of this study was to examine psychosocial, experiential, and demographic correlates of firearm ownership, carrying, and storage methods. Method:We used a representative survey...

Examining characteristics and experiences of Black firearm owners

Objective:The present study sought to better understand the characteristics of those who own firearms in the Black community; and to understand how Black firearm...

Licensed firearm dealers, legal compliance, and local homicide: A Case Study

Objective:This study uses a combination of tract-level and street network-level analyses to examine: (1) the overall association between federally licensed firearm dealers (FFLs) and...