Title: The Effect of Child Access Prevention Laws on Unintentional Child Firearm Fatalities, 1979-2000

Publication Date: August 2006

What does it say?

This study investigates the decline in unintentional firearm deaths in the United States and whether Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws are associated with the decline. The study uses time-series data from 1979-2000 for the 50 states.

Most states with Child Access Prevention laws saw greater declines in unintentional gun deaths among youth than states without the laws. States that allowed felony prosecution under their CAP laws appear to see a greater effect.

How can I use it?

Use this report as part of the evidence base to support the enactment of Child Access Prevention laws.

Citation

Hepburn L, Azrael D, Miller M, and Hemenway D, “The Effect of Child Access Prevention Laws on Unintentional Child Firearm Fatalities, 1979-2000,” The Journal of Trauma, 61(2)(2006):423-428

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