对妇女的家庭枪支暴力 (2018-2021)
Jonathan Shipley1, Megan Donnelly1, Catherine Kuza2
1University of California, Irvine, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Orange, CA, USA.
Surgery open science
|February 1, 2024
概括
国内枪支暴力 (DFV) 事件在全国范围内增加,特别是在枪支法律较弱的州. 更强有力的枪支立法可能有助于减少DFV,强调需要综合预防策略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 枪支政策 枪支政策 枪支政策
背景情况:
- 超过50%的美国女性谋杀案与家庭暴力有关,通常涉及枪支.
- 由于孤立受害者,COVID-19公共卫生措施可能加剧了家庭暴力.
- 与此同时,疫情期间,枪支销售和所有权也在增加.
研究的目的:
- 评估随着时间的推移,家庭枪支暴力 (DFV) 的趋势.
- 为了调查DFV率在COVID-19大流行后增加的假设.
- 为了比较那些拥有强有力的枪支法律和弱无力的枪支法律的州的DFV.
主要方法:
- 对枪支暴力档案 (2018-2021) 的回顾性分析.
- 主要结果:与DFV相关的枪击事件数量.
- 统计分析包括ANOVA来比较月率和州法律的强度.
主要成果:
- 平均每月的DFV事件在全国范围内上升;受伤和死亡人数没有显著变化.
- 枪支法律较弱的州经历了DFV事件,死亡和受伤的增加 (p<0.05).
- 在DFV事件中,长枪比手枪更频繁地与死亡有关 (p<0.01).
结论:
- 国内枪支暴力事件有所增加,较弱的枪支法与较高的枪支犯罪率相关.
- 立法努力,例如更强有力的枪支法,显示出在限制DFV方面有潜力.
- 解决家庭暴力和枪支安全问题的综合伤害预防策略至关重要.
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