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Citation |
Vittes KA, Sorenson SB. Am. J. Public Health 2008; 98(5): 828-831. |
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Affiliation |
University of Pennsylvania. |
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(Copyright © 2008, American Public Health Association) |
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18381985 |
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Abstract |
Persons under certain domestic violence restraining orders are prohibited by federal law from purchasing and possessing a firearm. We used administrative data from California to link 794426 restraining orders with 1388724 handgun purchase applications. We found that restrained persons were not a less law-abiding group in general, but they appeared to be repeatedly or serially abusive to intimate partners, and their handgun purchase rates were highest after their restraining orders expired. Language: en |