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Analysis of “Stand Your Ground” Self-defense Laws and Statewide Rates of Homicides and Firearm Homicides

IMPORTANCE: Most US states have amended self-defense laws to enhance legal immunities for individuals using deadly force in public. Despite concerns that “stand your ground” (SYG) laws unnecessarily encourage the use of deadly violence, their impact on violent deaths and how this varies across state...

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Autores principales: Degli Esposti, Michelle, Wiebe, Douglas J., Gasparrini, Antonio, Humphreys, David K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8861849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35188553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0077