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Right-to-Carry Laws and Firearm Workplace Homicides: A Longitudinal Analysis (1992–2017)



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  • Description:
    Objectives: To examine the impact of right-to-carry (RTC) firearm laws on firearm workplace homicides (WPHs) in the United States from 1992 to 2017. Methods: We employed 2 longitudinal methods to examine the average effect (pooled, cross-sectional, time-series analysis) and the state-specific effect (random effects meta-analysis) of RTC laws on WPHs committed by firearms from 1992 to 2017 in a 50-state panel. Both methods utilized a generalized linear mixed model with a negative binomial distribution. Results: From 1992 to 2017, the average effect of having an RTC law was significantly associated with 29% higher rates of firearm WPHs (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.14, 1.45). No other state-level policies were associated with firearm WPHs. Sensitivity analyses suggest robust findings. State-specific estimates suggest that passing an RTC law during our study period was significantly associated with 24% increase in firearm WPH rates (95% CI = 1.09, 1.40). Conclusions: This is the first study to our knowledge to examine the link between RTC firearm laws and firearm WPHs. Findings indicate that RTC laws likely pose a threat to worker safety and contribute to the recent body of literature that finds RTC laws are associated with increased incidence of violence. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0090-0036
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    109
  • Issue:
    12
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20059060
  • Citation:
    Am J Public Health 2019 Dec; 109(12):1747-1753
  • Contact Point Address:
    Mitchell L. Doucette, Department of Health Sciences, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham St, Willimantic, CT 06226
  • Email:
    doucettemi@easternct.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2020
  • Performing Organization:
    Johns Hopkins University
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    American Journal of Public Health
  • End Date:
    20280630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:e4c4a9b5bd126f33a4f2ec6c7d3e10f767e28cb2b50486e7f9bb88386b2655b70ea396b51aa73c69e890a55acdf66694d94279d4b6a5f97374959e38ba104ddd
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