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Study Links Firearm Ownership to Domestic Violence Risk

12/8/2025

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University of California, San Diego researchers link domestic violence to firearm ownership, using data from 3,560 California and 1,081 Louisiana adults.
Perpetrators were five times more likely to buy a firearm and victims had three times higher odds.
The study urges integrated violence prevention and firearm policy strategies to reduce risks for domestic violence victims.
Findings appear in BMC Public Health.

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Story summary

University of California, San Diego researchers link domestic violence to firearm ownership, using data from 3,560 California and 1,081 Louisiana adults.
Perpetrators were five times more likely to buy a firearm and victims had three times higher odds.
The study urges integrated violence prevention and firearm policy strategies to reduce risks for domestic violence victims.
Findings appear in BMC Public Health.