Citation

Lundstrom EW, Pence JK, Smith GS. Am. J. Public Health 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2023.307382

PMID

37651658

Abstract

We used firearm mortality and sales data to assess the impact of HB 4145, a May 2016 law that legalized concealed firearm carry without a permit in West Virginia. Firearm mortality was significantly higher (29%) in the years after the enactment of the law; handgun mortality was also higher (48% increase), whereas long gun deaths and firearm sales were unaffected. This may suggest that HB 4145 increased rates of firearm-related mortality in West Virginia without affecting firearm sales in the state. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print August 31, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307382).

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