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Investigating the Link Between Gun Possession and Gun Assault

Branas, Charles C., Richmond, Therese S., Culhane, Dennis P., Ten Have, Thomas R., Wiebe, Douglas J.·2009·American Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.2105/ajph.2008.143099
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Objectives. We investigated the possible relationship between being shot in an assault and possession of a gun at the time. Methods. We enrolled 677 case participants that had been shot in an assault and 684 population-based control participants within Philadelphia, PA, from 2003 to 2006. We adjusted odds ratios for confounding variables. Results. After adjustment, individuals in possession of a gun were 4.46 (P < .05) times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not in possession. Among gun assaults where the victim had at least some chance to resist, this adjusted odds ratio increased to 5.45 (P < .05). Conclusions. On average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. Although successful defensive gun uses occur each year, the probability of success may be low for civilian gun users in urban areas. Such users should reconsider their possession of guns or, at least, understand that regular possession necessitates careful safety countermeasures.

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Authors
Branas, C. C., Richmond, T. S., Culhane, D. P., Ten Have, T. R., & Wiebe, D. J.
Affiliations
Charles C. Branas and Douglas J. Wiebe are with the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Firearm and Injury Center at Penn, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia. Therese S. Richmond is with the Division of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, Firearm and Injury Center at Penn, and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia. Dennis P. Culhane is with the Cartographic Modeling Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice,...
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Published
2009-11
Volume
99
Issue
11
Pages
2034-2040
ISSN
  • 0090-0036
  • 1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/ajph.2008.143099
Cited by
131
References
5
Language
en

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