Restrictions on High-Capacity Magazines Tied to 91% Drop in Child Deaths in Mass Shootings
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by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today September 28, 2024
ORLANDO-- Gun laws that prohibited the sale of large-capacity publications had a significant effect on pediatric deaths related to mass shootings, according to a database analysis.
Amongst 178 pediatric mass shootings in the U.S. determined from 2009 to 2020, laws prohibiting the sale of large-capacity publications were substantially related to a decrease in kid deaths (OR 0.09, 95% CI 0.02-0.47, P< 0.05), reported Pamela Emengo, MD, of Stanford University in...