TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Licensed firearm dealers, legal compliance, and local homicide: A case study
JO  - Criminology and public policy
A1  - Stansfield, Richard
A1  - Semenza, Daniel
A1  - Xu, Jie
A1  - Griffiths, Elizabeth
SP  - 323
EP  - 345
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
N2  - Research summary: This study uses a combination oftract-level and street network-level analyses to examine:(1)the overall association between federally licensed firearm dealers (FFLs) and homicides, (2) the relation-ship between dealers with serious violations (such asselling to prohibited buyers or failing to record sales) and homicide, and (3) whether the dealer-homicide association is moderated by community disadvantage.     Results replicate and confirm a relationship betweendealers and homicides in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Importantly, however, we also find that proximity to noncompliant dealers specifically elevates the risk of lethal violence.     Policy implications: We detail how a coordinated effort between federal, state, and local agencies to regulate firearm dealers and ensure that legal compliance can be instrumental in reducing gun violence. There is a clear need for increased oversight of gun dealers and more robust policies that hold negligent dealers accountable, including the necessary funding and regulatory manpower to enable regular auditing and support consistent follow-up for noncompliant dealers. A comprehensive policy framework that supports supply-sidegun violence reduction should include additions to state-level laws that require record keeping, videotaping and store security, and regular inspection for firearm dealers.     KEYWORDS community disadvantage, homicide, inspection, licensed firearmdealers<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-6473
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12621
ID  - ref1
ER  -