Entry:

Sacks, Jeffrey J.; Mercy, James A.; Ryan, George W.; and Parrish, R. Gibson, "Letter to the Editor: Guns in the Home, Homicide, and Suicide," Journal of the American Medical Association, 272 (September, 1994), 847-848.


Abstract:

A reduction of the number of guns in private homes decreases the amount of homicides and suicides.

GSS Years:

1988-1990

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1969, 1972, 1975, 1983, 1985; Harris 1972; BC/Post 1984; NBC 1982, 1983; CBS/NYT 1985; NORC 1965- 1972

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
OWNGUN

HAVE GUN IN HOME