A meta-analysis of more than 150 studies on the impact of U.S. gun control policies suggests laws aimed at preventing children from accessing firearms are effective at reducing firearm deaths. In contrast, laws that strengthen concealed-carry and stand-your-ground protections tend to increase gun-related violence., issued today by the nonprofit RAND Corporation, recommends federal and state lawmakers adopt child access prevention laws and amend or repeal stand-your-ground laws.
than 45,000 Americans die annually from both deliberate and unintentional gun injuries, just over half of which are suicides. In 2020, firearm-related injuries surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents ages 1 to 19. In hopes of finding patterns that might help explain these grisly statistics, the
That finding represents a change from RAND’s 2020 report, which concluded that data linking concealed-carry laws to deaths were inconclusive. It also represents a challenge to lawmakers and policymakers, says Andrew Morral, a behavioral scientist at RAND who co-authored the report.
Bullshit.