Long gun suicides in the state of Maryland following the firearm safety act of 2013.
firearms
gun type
lethal means
policy
suicide
Journal
Suicide & life-threatening behavior
ISSN: 1943-278X
Titre abrégé: Suicide Life Threat Behav
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7608054
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
revised:
02
07
2022
received:
21
02
2022
accepted:
10
08
2022
pubmed:
31
8
2022
medline:
10
2
2023
entrez:
30
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In 2013, the state of Maryland passed the Firearms Safety Act limiting the private sales of handguns, which did not apply to long guns often used for hunting (e.g., rifles and shotguns). This decreased the accessibility of handguns relative to long guns. We assessed the frequency of long gun suicides in the years before and after the policy change during winter season, which encompasses hunting season in Maryland. We performed a retrospective analysis on all 4107 well-characterized adult suicides caused by firearms in Maryland from 2003 through 2019. Logistic regression was performed, stratifying by decedent sex, race, and age. While handgun suicides decreased in the period after 2013's Firearm Safety Act (p < 0.008), wintertime long gun suicides increased after 2013 (p < 0.004). Caucasian race (p < 0.006), male sex (p < 0.005), and middle age (p < 0.001) were significantly associated with wintertime long gun suicides after 2013. Our findings suggest that while the 2013 Firearms Safety Act decreased handgun suicides significantly, it did not reduce long gun suicides and there may even have been replacement with long guns during hunting season, when rifles are out and accessible. This association was most prominent among the demographics most likely to hunt (Caucasian, middle-aged, and male).
Identifiants
pubmed: 36040306
doi: 10.1111/sltb.12919
pmc: PMC9908857
mid: NIHMS1868235
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
29-38Subventions
Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : K23 DA055693
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2022 American Association of Suicidology.
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