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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2756715" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>Connecticut handgun licensing law associated with 40 percent drop in gun homicides</p><p></p><p>Public Release: 11-Jun-2015</p><p>Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health</p><p></p><p>A 1995 Connecticut law requiring a permit or license - contingent on passing a background check - in order to purchase a handgun was associated with a 40 percent reduction in the state's firearm-related homicide rate, new research suggests.</p><p></p><p>Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, compared Connecticut's homicide rates during the 10 years following the law's implementation to the rates that would have been expected had the law not been implemented. The large drop in homicides was found only in firearm-related killings, not in homicides by other means, as would be expected if the law drove the reduction.</p><p></p><p>The findings are published online June 11 in the American Journal of Public Health, and will be discussed at a press conference hosted by Faiths United Against Gun Violence at the National Cathedral in Washington on June 11 at 4 p.m.</p><p></p><p>The Connecticut law requires all prospective handgun purchasers to apply for a permit in person with the local police regardless of whether the seller of the handgun is a licensed dealer or private seller. It also raised the handgun purchasing age from 18 to 21 years and required prospective purchasers to complete at least eight hours of approved handgun safety training.</p><p></p><p>"Association Between Connecticut's Permit-to-Purchase Handgun Law and Homicides" is written by Kara E. Rudolph, PhD, MPH, MHS; Elizabeth A. Stuart, PhD; Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH; and Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH. The study was funded by a grant from the Joyce Foundation.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2015/connecticut-handgun-licensing-law-associated-with-40-percent-drop-in-gun-homicides.html" target="_blank">http://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2015/connecticut-handgun-licensing-law-associated-with-40-percent-drop-in-gun-homicides.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2756715, member: 7629"] Connecticut handgun licensing law associated with 40 percent drop in gun homicides Public Release: 11-Jun-2015 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health A 1995 Connecticut law requiring a permit or license - contingent on passing a background check - in order to purchase a handgun was associated with a 40 percent reduction in the state's firearm-related homicide rate, new research suggests. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, compared Connecticut's homicide rates during the 10 years following the law's implementation to the rates that would have been expected had the law not been implemented. The large drop in homicides was found only in firearm-related killings, not in homicides by other means, as would be expected if the law drove the reduction. The findings are published online June 11 in the American Journal of Public Health, and will be discussed at a press conference hosted by Faiths United Against Gun Violence at the National Cathedral in Washington on June 11 at 4 p.m. The Connecticut law requires all prospective handgun purchasers to apply for a permit in person with the local police regardless of whether the seller of the handgun is a licensed dealer or private seller. It also raised the handgun purchasing age from 18 to 21 years and required prospective purchasers to complete at least eight hours of approved handgun safety training. "Association Between Connecticut's Permit-to-Purchase Handgun Law and Homicides" is written by Kara E. Rudolph, PhD, MPH, MHS; Elizabeth A. Stuart, PhD; Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH; and Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH. The study was funded by a grant from the Joyce Foundation. [url]http://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2015/connecticut-handgun-licensing-law-associated-with-40-percent-drop-in-gun-homicides.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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