Violence Prevention Focused on Children and Youth: Firearms Laws

Federal, state, and local laws regulate the manufacture, distribution, sale, acquisition, storage, transportation, carrying, and use of firearms in the United States. The Task Force reviewed studies that examined the effects of selected federal and state firearms laws on violence-related public health outcomes, noting also reported effects on other outcomes, such as property crime, apprehension of criminals, and school expulsion.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.

Firearms Laws
Bans on specified firearms or ammunition	Insufficient Evidence
Restrictions on firearm acquisition	Insufficient Evidence
Waiting periods for firearm acquisition	Insufficient Evidence
Firearm registration and licensing of firearm owners	Insufficient Evidence
"Shall issue" concealed weapons carry laws	Insufficient Evidence
Child access prevention (CAP) laws	Insufficient Evidence
Zero tolerance of firearms in schools	Insufficient Evidence
Combinations of firearms laws	Insufficient Evidence

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