This report, now in its fourth edition, synthesizes available scientific evidence for the effects of various firearm policies on firearm injuries and deaths, violent crime, suicides, the gun industry, defensive gun use, and other outcomes. The authors highlight policies whose effects are more rigorously and reliably demonstrated by existing research, as well as areas where better information could contribute to establishing fair and effective gun policies.
Authors
Jose, Rupa, Morral, Andrew R., Smucker, Sierra, Murphy, James P., Smart, Rosanna, Charbonneau, Amanda
- Division
- RAND Social and Economic Well-Being Justice Policy
- Pages
- 512
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- RR-A243-9
- RAND Type
- report
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Research Reports
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA243-9.html
Table of Contents
- About This Report 3
- Summary 5
- Contents 21
- Figures and Tables 29
- Introduction and Methods 33
- Introduction 35
- Methods 55
- Evidence for the Effects of Policies Regulating Who May Legally Own Purchase or Possess Firearms 91
- Minimum Age Requirements 93
- Minimum Age Requirements for Purchasing a Firearm 98
- Minimum Age Requirements for Possessing a Firearm 99
- Prohibitions Associated with Mental Illness 117
- Prohibitions Associated with Domestic Violence 133
- Surrender of Firearms by Prohibited Possessors 161
- Extreme-Risk Protection Orders 177
- Evidence for the Effects of Policies Regulating Firearm Sales and Transfers 193
- Background Checks 195
- Dealer Background Check Laws 206
- Background Checks for Private Sales 208
- Components of Background Check Records and Requirements 212
- Dealer Background Checks 214
- Universal Background Checks 218
- Licensing and Permitting Requirements 231
- Waiting Periods 255
- Firearm Safety Training Requirements 273
- Lost or Stolen Firearm Reporting Requirements 283
- Firearm Sales Reporting Recording and Registration Requirements 287
- Bans on the Sale of Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines 297
- Bans on Low-Quality Handguns 319
- Evidence for the Effects of Policies Regulating the Legal Use Storage or Carrying of Firearms 333
- Stand-Your-Ground Laws 335
- Child-Access Prevention Laws 357
- Concealed-Carry Laws 387
- County-Level Studies 398
- State-Level Studies 400
- City-Level Studies 407
- Other Studies 408
- Gun-Free Zones 435
- Laws Allowing Armed Staff in K12 Schools 441
- Summary of Findings and Recommendations 449
- Summary and Conclusions 451
- Abbreviations 483
- Changes from the Third Edition of This Report 485
- Source Data Used to Produce the Forest Plot Figures 511
