Analysis of 'Stand Your Ground' self-defense laws, statewide rates of homicides, firearm homicides

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What The Study Did: The association of "Stand Your Ground" laws with rates of homicide and firearm homicide was evaluated nationally and by state in this study.

Authors: Michelle Degli Esposti, Ph.D., of the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0077)

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