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. 2021 Feb 2;263:24–33. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.01.018

Table 8.

Types of firearm violence 2018 historical control (May 25, 2018, to July 31, 2018) versus 2020 reopening (May 25, 2020, to July 31, 2020), per 100,000 licensed firearm owners.

Outcome measure 2018 control Reopening P value
Accidental shooting, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.08 (0.02, 0.23) 0.13 (0.04, 0.36) 0.004
 Deaths 0.02 (0.00, 0.19) 0.04 (0.00, 0.19) 0.001
 Injuries 0.06 (0.00, 0.28) 0.11 (0.02, 0.34) <0.001
Child-involved incidents, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.04 (0.00, 0.15) 0.06 (0.00, 0.28) <0.001
 Deaths 0.02 (0.00, 0.11) 0.02 (0.00, 0.17) 0.283
 Injuries 0.04 (0.00, 0.28) 0.08 (0.00, 0.34) <0.001
Home invasion, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.11 (0.02, 0.23) 0.06 (0.00, 0.17) <0.001
 Deaths 0.02 (0.00, 0.08) 0.02 (0.00, 0.08) 0.646
 Injuries 0.04 (0.00, 0.17) 0.02 (0.00, 0.11) 0.024
Officer involved incident, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.23 (0.08, 0.47) 0.25 (0.11, 0.72) 0.020
 Deaths 0.06 (0.00, 0.23) 0.08 (0.00, 0.21) 0.481
 Injuries 0.08 (0.00, 0.49) 0.08 (0.00, 0.57) 0.472
Defensive use, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.11 (0.00, 0.21) 0.08 (0.02, 0.23) 0.004
 Deaths 0.04 (0.00, 0.11) 0.04 (0.00, 0.13) 0.432
 Injuries 0.06 (0.00, 0.19) 0.04 (0.00, 0.32) 0.704
Gang involvement, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.04 (0.00, 0.13) 0.02 (0.00, 0.13) 0.001
 Deaths 0.02 (0.00, 0.08) 0.02 (0.00, 0.08) 0.547
 Injuries 0.02 (0.00, 0.40) 0.02 (0.00, 0.34) 0.504
Drug involvement, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.25 (0.02, 0.47) 0.06 (0.00, 0.23) <0.001
 Deaths 0.02 (0.00, 0.08) 0.01 (0.00, 0.13) 0.330
 Injuries 0.03 (0.00, 0.19) 0.02 (0.00, 0.13) 0.016
Domestic violence, median (min, max)
 Incidents 0.17 (0.04, 0.34) 0.19 (0.02, 0.32) 0.235
 Deaths 0.08 (0.00, 0.25) 0.08 (0.00, 0.25) 0.754
 Injuries 0.06 (0.00, 0.19) 0.06 (0.00, 0.25) 0.373