美国年轻人中枪支生产和枪支死亡的趋势
C W Tomas1, N Fumo2, C A Kostelac1
1Division of Epidemiology and Social Sciences, Institute for Health and Equity, Medial College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Comprehensive Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Preventive medicine
|August 28, 2023
概括
年轻人中枪支死亡和伤害显著增加,但整体枪支生产与此无关. 然而,9毫米手枪生产与年轻人枪支死亡和伤害有着强烈的联系.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 枪支伤害预防 预防枪支伤害
背景情况:
- 枪支是美国儿童和青少年 (0-19岁) 死亡的主要原因.
- 酒精,烟草,枪支和爆炸物局 (ATF) 的2022年数据详细说明了枪支生产情况.
- 这项研究调查了枪支生产与青年枪支暴力之间的关系.
研究的目的:
- 检查枪支生产与美国青年枪支死亡和非致命伤害之间的相关性.
- 分析2001年至2020年年轻人枪支暴力和枪支制造的趋势.
主要方法:
- 从疾病预防控制中心 (2001-2020年) 提取了年轻人枪支死亡和非致命伤害数据 (年龄0-19岁).
- 从2022年ATF火器在商业报告 (2001-2020) 中获得的枪支生产数据 (总体,按类型和口径).
- 利用相关性分析来评估枪支生产与青年枪支暴力之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 青少年枪支死亡率和非致命伤害率分别上升了48.2%和69.2% (2001-2020年).
- 总体而言,枪支生产增长了265%,而9毫米手枪生产增长了1298%.
- 总枪支制造和青年枪支死亡/伤害总量之间没有显著的相关性;然而,9毫米和25口径手枪的生产与这些结果有很强的相关性.
结论:
- 虽然整体枪支制造与青年枪支死亡/伤害 (不包括自杀) 没有联系,但9毫米手枪生产显示出了显著的关联.
- 青少年的枪支伤害是可以预防的,这凸显了需要增强的数据系统来追踪涉及事件的枪支.
- 进一步研究特定的枪支类型和口径对于有效的预防策略至关重要.
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