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Stricter gun control laws reduce firearm homicide rates in the United States.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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5 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that Stricter gun control laws reduce firearm homicide rates in the United States?

Partly. Several peer-reviewed studies report that stricter gun laws or lower gun ownership are associated with lower firearm homicide rates, but these are largely correlational and mostly state-level or non-US. One 2023 study finds the gun-ownership/homicide association very small and attenuated after adjusting for crime rates, so the evidence only partially supports the claim and does not settle causation in the United States.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 5 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
The Relationship Between Gun Ownership and Firearm Homicide Rates in the United States, 1981–2010
2013
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Siegel, M., Ross, C. S., & King, C. (2013). The Relationship Between Gun Ownership and Firearm Homicide Rates in the United States, 1981–2010. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2013.301409

Evidence against · 1
Associations between Gun Ownership and Firearm Homicide Rates in US States
2023
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Christopoulos, K. (2023). Associations between Gun Ownership and Firearm Homicide Rates in US States. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-023-00734-x

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The burden of firearm violence in the United States: stricter laws result in safer states -
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The burden of firearm violence in the United States: stricter laws result in safer states - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v10i1.951

Firearm-related juvenile death rates correlate with gun ownership rates, measures of guns in circulation and leniency of existing firearm laws among US states
2022
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Tomlinson, A., Paul, M., Zhang, R., Liu, B., & Coakley, B. A. (2022). Firearm-related juvenile death rates correlate with gun ownership rates, measures of guns in circulation and leniency of existing firearm laws among US states. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1475058/v1

State Gun Control Laws, Gun Ownership and the Supply of Homicide Organ Donors
2020
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State Gun Control Laws, Gun Ownership and the Supply of Homicide Organ Donors. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2020.105925

Does regulation matter? A cross‐national analysis of the impact of gun policies on homicide and suicide rates
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Does regulation matter? A cross‐national analysis of the impact of gun policies on homicide and suicide rates. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12235

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