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  • Public Health
  • Criminology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • School safety remains a critical concern for adolescents.
  • Understanding the impact of state-level policies on school environments is essential.
  • Previous research has explored various factors influencing school safety, but the specific role of gun control legislation requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the associations between state-level gun control laws and adolescent school safety.
  • To investigate these associations by student sex, age, and race.
  • To determine if stricter gun laws correlate with reduced weapon carrying and improved perceptions of safety among students.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 926,639 adolescents across 45 states (1999-2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys).
  • Assessed self-reported weapon carrying, weapon threats, injuries, and school days missed due to safety concerns.
  • Constructed a gun law strength index and employed difference-in-differences logistic regression models.

Main Results:

  • An increase in gun control strength was associated with decreased weapon threats, fewer missed school days due to feeling unsafe, and reduced weapon carrying.
  • Stricter gun laws showed a stronger negative association with weapon carrying among males compared to females.
  • Differential associations were observed between stricter gun laws and weapon carrying across racial/ethnic groups.

Conclusions:

  • The adoption of stricter state gun laws is associated with improvements in school climate.
  • Stricter gun laws correlate with enhanced subjective perceptions of safety among adolescents.
  • Policy interventions focusing on gun control may contribute to safer school environments.