The Effect of State Gun Laws on Youth Suicide: 1979-2017

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Brief Overview

The purpose of this research project is to estimate the effect of child access prevention (CAP) laws on the suicide by firearm rate among youths. We find that CAP laws generally serve to reduce the youth suicide rate.

Authors

• Jack Kappelman, The University of Alabama

• Richard C. Fording, The University of Alabama