California's comprehensive background check and misdemeanor violence prohibition policies and firearm mortality - Castillo-Carniglia A, Kagawa RMC, Cerd á M, Crifasi CK, Vernick JS, Webster DW, Wintemute GJ.

PURPOSE: In 1991, California implemented a law that mandated a background check for all firearm purchases with limited exceptions (comprehensive background check or CBC policy) and prohibited firearm purchase and possession for persons convicted within the...

Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news