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Studdert, David M, Yifan Zhang et al. 2022 ‘Homicide Deaths Among Adult Cohabitants of Handgun Owners in California, 2004 to 2016 - A Cohort Study.’ Annals of Internal Medicine (Online). Philadelphia PA: American College of Physicians. 5 April

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Abstract

Although personal protection is a major motivation for purchasing firearms, existing studies suggest that people living in homes with firearms have higher risks for dying by homicide…

Design:

This retrospective cohort study followed 17.6 million adult residents of California for up to 12 years 2 months…

Conclusion:

Living with a handgun owner is associated with substantially elevated risk for dying by homicide. Women are disproportionately affected.

RESULTS

Overall rates of homicide were more than twice as high among cohabitants of handgun owners than among cohabitants of nonowners… Among homicides occurring at home, cohabitants of owners had sevenfold higher rates of being fatally shot by a spouse or intimate partner…

ID: Q15742

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