Authors
Stephen P Teret, Daniel W Webster, Jon S Vernick, Tom W Smith, Deborah Leff, Garen J Wintemute, Philip J Cook, Darnell F Hawkins, Arthur L Kellermann, Susan B Sorenson, Susan DeFrancesco
Publication date
1998/9/17
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine
Volume
339
Issue
12
Pages
813-818
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Description
Background
New policy options are emerging in the debate regarding the regulation of firearms in the United States. These options include the treatment of firearms as consumer products, the design of which can be regulated for safety; denial of gun ownership to those convicted of misdemeanors; and strategies to curtail the illegal sale of guns. The public's opinion of these innovative gun-policy options has not been thoroughly assessed.
Methods
We conducted two telephone surveys of 1200 adults each in the United States in 1996 and 1997–1998. Cognitive interviews and pretests were used in the development of the survey instruments. Potential participants were then contacted by random-digit dialing of telephone numbers.
Results
A majority of the respondents favored safety standards for new handguns. These standards included childproofing (favored by 88 percent of respondents), personalization …
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SP Teret, DW Webster, JS Vernick, TW Smith, D Leff… - New England Journal of Medicine, 1998