Citation

Carson JV, Dierenfeldt R, Fisher D. J. Res. Crime Delinq. 2022; 59(4): 449-486.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/00224278211046255

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study examines the association between a country's gun availability and firearm-related terrorism.

METHODS: Employing data from 140 countries, we assess the possible relationship between a country's rate of suicide by firearm and their count of terrorist attacks involving a firearm through a series of structural equation models.

RESULTS: Collectively, we find that there is a positive relationship between gun availability and firearm-related terrorism in 2016 and 2017. However, this result fails our robustness check and is sensitive to the inclusion of the U.S.

CONCLUSION: With important caveats, we believe the U.S. to be unique in terms of both gun availability and terrorism.

Language: en

Keywords

firearm; gun; structural equation modeling; suicide; terrorism