Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Law and Justice Department, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey Corrections Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Violence Vict. 2021 Feb 1;36(1):157-192. doi: 10.1891/VV-D-19-00090. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
Although many studies have highlighted the deleterious outcomes associated with access to firearms, others suggest gun ownership and carrying can have protective effects. This study attempts to adjudicate between these countervailing points and address several important gaps in the literature. To do so, data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were used to assess the long-term associations between gun ownership and gun carrying in late adolescence and violence and violent victimization in early adulthood. Results from propensity score matching analyses suggest gun carrying, but not gun ownership, is associated with a higher risk of experiencing a violent victimization ( = 0.080, 95% CI = .032, .127) and engaging in violence with a weapon ( = 0.885, 95% CI = .392, 1.378). Efforts to curb firearm-related violence should consider focusing on those who carry guns for additional counseling about these risks.
尽管许多研究强调了获得枪支所带来的有害后果，但也有其他研究表明，枪支拥有和携带可能具有保护作用。本研究试图在这些相互矛盾的观点之间进行裁决，并解决文献中的几个重要空白。为此，使用了全国青少年至成年健康纵向研究的数据，评估了青少年晚期枪支拥有和携带以及成年早期暴力和暴力受害之间的长期关联。倾向得分匹配分析的结果表明，携带枪支而不是拥有枪支与更高的暴力受害风险相关（ = 0.080，95%CI =.032，.127），并且与使用武器进行暴力行为相关（ = 0.885，95%CI =.392，1.378）。遏制与枪支有关的暴力行为的努力应该考虑将重点放在那些携带枪支的人身上，以便对这些风险进行额外的咨询。
