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Katherine A Vittes1, Susan B Sorenson
1School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772, USA. kavittes@ucla.edu
Abstract:
In a survey of 5657 community-residing adolescents, those who said they could get a handgun in two days reported similar and those who said they could not get a handgun reported fewer risk behaviors and less violence perpetration and victimization than adolescents who have their own handgun. Adolescents who said they could get a handgun reported more exposure to and experience with firearms than those who said they could not get a handgun. Risk reduction efforts regarding adolescents should be expanded to include adolescents who say they can get a handgun.
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