Policy misperceptions and support for gun control legislation

Policy misperceptions and support for gun control legislation

Firearms kill more than 30 000 Americans annually.1 Although federal law requires licensed gun dealers to undertake background checks on people who purchase guns, private sales at gun shows and online are exempt from these checks.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2016-01, Vol.387 (10015), p.223-223
Hauptverfasser: Aronow, Peter M, Miller, Benjamin T
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Background checks
Firearm laws & regulations
Firearms
Firearms - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Internal Medicine
Legislation
Public Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Studies
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Firearms kill more than 30 000 Americans annually.1 Although federal law requires licensed gun dealers to undertake background checks on people who purchase guns, private sales at gun shows and online are exempt from these checks.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00042-8