Price James H, Dake Joseph A, Thompson Amy J
University of Toledo, Department of Public Health, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
J Community Health. 2002 Dec;27(6):419-32. doi: 10.1023/a:1020601218452.
Firearm morbidity and mortality place an enormous burden on the health care enterprise and society at large. Recent research has shown strong public support for strategies to regulate firearms yet effective federal legislation to control the types of firearms sold, conditions of sale and purchase, limitation in transportation and storage, and responsibility for use of personally owned firearms has been limited. Thus the purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between Congressional voting on firearm control legislation and the following: political affiliation, military service, geographic location of representation, education level, sex, and gun rights and gun control contributions. This was accomplished using a retrospective assessment of Congressional voting records from the 103rd-106th Congresses (1993-2000) regarding firearm control legislation. The study found that $6,270,553 was donated to members of Congress, $5,394,049 to members of the House and $876,504 to members of the Senate by groups concerned with firearm legislation. In the House, males (Odds Ratio [OR], 3.87), Republicans (OR, 13), those from the South (OR, 5), and those who received gun rights funds (OR, 13 to 203, depending on level of donations) were more likely to vote pro gun rights. In the Senate, support for gun rights occurred more often for those from the West (OR, 3.56), Republicans (OR, 130.50), or those who had received gun rights donations (OR, 28.00). This study has found a strong and consistent relationship between a Congressional member's position on firearm legislation and the amount of money received, political affiliation, and geographic location of representation.
枪支造成的伤病和死亡给医疗保健事业乃至整个社会带来了巨大负担。最近的研究表明，公众大力支持管控枪支的策略，但在有效控制所售枪支类型、买卖条件、运输和储存限制以及个人拥有枪支使用责任方面，联邦立法一直有限。因此，本研究的目的是评估国会在枪支管制立法上的投票与以下因素之间的关系：政治派别、兵役情况、代表的地理位置、教育水平、性别以及枪支权利和枪支管制方面的捐款。这是通过对第103届至第106届国会（1993 - 2000年）关于枪支管制立法的投票记录进行回顾性评估来完成的。研究发现，关注枪支立法的团体向国会议员捐款6270553美元，向众议院议员捐款5394049美元，向参议院议员捐款876504美元。在众议院，男性（优势比[OR]，3.87）、共和党人（OR，13）、来自南方的人（OR，5）以及那些获得枪支权利资金的人（OR，13至203，取决于捐款水平）更有可能投票支持枪支权利。在参议院，来自西部的人（OR，3.56）、共和党人（OR，130.50）或那些接受过枪支权利捐款的人（OR，28.00）更常支持枪支权利。本研究发现，国会议员在枪支立法上的立场与所获资金数额、政治派别以及代表的地理位置之间存在密切且一致的关系。
