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Firearms Licensing

Firearms Licensing is a regulatory mechanism within small arms control that consists of a formal, state-administered authorization process determining the legal conditions under which individuals or entities may possess, carry, transfer, or use firearms.

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Effects of Restrictive Licensing of Handguns on Homicide and Suicide in the District of Columbia

Colin Loftin, David McDowall, Brian Wiersema et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1991 · 402 citations · Full text

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Effects of the Repeal of Missouri’s Handgun Purchaser Licensing Law on Homicides

Daniel Webster, Cassandra K. Crifasi, Jon S. Vernick · Journal of Urban Health · 2014 · 160 citations · Full text

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Firearm Acquisition Without Background Checks

Matthew J. Miller, Lisa Hepburn, Deborah Azrael · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2017 · 118 citations

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Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms

J. Ludwig, Philip J. Cook · National Institute of Justice (U.S.) · 1997 · 118 citations

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Easing Concealed Firearms Laws: Effects on Homicide in Three States

David McDowall, Colin Loftin, Brian Wiersema · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) · 1995 · 74 citations

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Authors

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  1. JS
    Jon S. Vernick

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    4 publications · 266 citations

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  2. DW
    Daniel Webster

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    4 publications · 266 citations

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  3. GJ
    Garen J. Wintemute

    University of California, Davis, United States

    3 publications · 54 citations

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  4. DJ
    Douglas J. Wiebe

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  5. BW
    Brian Wiersema

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 476 citations

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Institutions

49

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    798 citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    158 citations

  3. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Institute of Criminology

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    433 citations

  7. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    222 citations

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  1. Journal of Urban Health

    4 publications · 211 citations

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  2. American Journal of Psychiatry

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  3. New England Journal of Medicine

    NEJM · 1 publications · 402 citations

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  4. South African Medical Journal

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  5. Injury Prevention

    1 publications · 71 citations

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