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This article evaluates the association between state child access prevention (CAP) firearm laws and pediatric firearm fatalities. This study finds that negligence CAP laws are associated with reductions in firearms fatality rates in children aged 0-14, but recklessness CAP laws were not.

This article examines potential differential effects of state-level firearm laws on Black and White populations. This article finds that laws that prohibit firearm possession among people convicted of a violent misdemeanor or require relinquishment of firearms by people with a domestic violence restraining order were associated with lower Black homicide rates, but not with White homicide rates.

This article examines whether state firearm laws impact homicide rates differently in suburban and rural areas compared to large cities in the United States. This article finds that universal background checks and "may issue" laws, and laws prohibiting gun possession by people convicted of violent misdemeanors, have differential effects on homicide rates in urban areas versus suburban and rural areas.

This article examines the relationship between the level of racial residential segregation in a city and the ratio of the rates of fatal police shootings of Black people compared to White people within that city during the period 2013-2017. This article finds that racial residential segregation is a significant predictor of the magnitude of the Black-White disparity in fatal police shootings at the city level.

This article examines the relationship between state firearm laws and overall homicide rates at a state level. This article finds a relationship between the enactment of two types of firearm laws, violent misdemeanor laws and universal background checks, and the reduction of homicide rates over time.

This article examines the relationship between the prevalence of household gun ownership and the rate of youth suicide by state. This article finds that states with high levels of household gun ownership are more likely to experience higher youth suicide rates.

This article examines the relationship between racial residential segregation and differences in Black-White disparities in firearm homicides throughout the US. The article finds that racial segregation is positively associated with Black firearm homicide rates and negatively associated with White firearm homicide rates.

An editorial examining the Australian experience with firearm policies and its implications for firearm policies in the United States.

This article examines the relationship between state-level structural racism and racial disparities in police shootings of unarmed victims. The article finds that the level of racism in a state was a significant predictor of racial disparities in police shooting rates.

This article examines the relationship between state firearm laws and the interstate transfer of guns. The article finds that guns flow from states with weak gun laws into states with strong gun laws.