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Firearm-related deaths are a leading cause of death in the United States. Webster et al. (2014) found an association between Missouri’s repeal of a permit-to-purchase handgun licensing law and an increase in firearm-related homicides. The evidence for causality of this association would be strengthened by finding that the increase occurred through the hypothesized mechanism of increasing the ease with which those with violent intent could obtain guns. This study examines two measures: 1) proportion of guns recovered and purchased in-state and 2) time between firearm purchase and recovery by police following criminal use. The repeal was associated from 2008-2019 with a 0.05 increase in the proportion own-state gun trace (p < 0.0001, 95% confidence interval: 0.08,0.13) and a 0.10 increase in the proportion of guns recovered prior to one year after purchase (p = 0.01, 95% confidence interval: 1.20,1.90). Our study provides supportive evidence for the repeal increasing firearm-related homicides. |
