Research needs related to firearm rights restoration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the USA, firearms are commonly involved in many incidents of serious interpersonal harm. Federal law prohibits the purchase and possession of firearms by certain high-risk groups including those with prior felony or domestic violence misdemeanor convictions. Evidence supports the effectiveness of these prohibitions, but little is known about how often prohibited persons later seek to have their firearm rights restored.

Main body

For this commentary, we systematically searched the empirical literature for information about who requests firearm rights restoration in the USA, how often it is granted, and what its consequences are. We found a dearth of empirical literature on this topic.

Conclusion

We call for attention to this gap in the research. There is

SUBMITTER: Kafka JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768349 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature