Public opinion on proposals to strengthen U.S. gun laws: Findings from a 2013 survey

Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis

Volumn 9781421411118, Issue , 2013, Pages 239-257

  McGinty, Emma E ^a   Webster, Daniel W ^a,b,c   Vernick, Jon S ^a,c   Barry, Colleen L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy   (United States)

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