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ArticleScience advances2024

Dual pathways of concealed gun carrying and use from adolescence to adulthood over a 25-year era of change.

Charles C Lanfear, David S Kirk, Robert J Sampson

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Charles C LanfearInstitute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 9DA, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5712-757X
David S KirkDepartment of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0037-4291
Robert J SampsonDepartment of Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4259-8146

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most homicides in the United States are committed using a handgun, but little research examines gun carrying over critical stages of the life course and changing contexts of violence. Notably, although most of the handgun homicides are committed by adults, most research on concealed gun carrying focuses on adolescents in single cohort studies. Using more than 25 years of longitudinal multicohort data from Chicago, 1994-2021, we show that pathways of concealed gun carrying are distinct between adolescence and adulthood. Adolescent carrying is often age-limited and responsive to direct exposure to gun violence (witnessing and victimization), while adult carrying is a persistent behavior that is less tied to direct exposure. The onset of concealed carry is also a strong predictor of later gun use (shooting or brandishing), and we find distinct patterns of gun use between individuals who first carry in adolescence versus adulthood. We discuss the implications of these dual pathways for research and policies on firearm use.

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FirearmsAdolescentAdultChicagoFemaleGun ViolenceHomicideHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleYoung Adult

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PMID39630904
PMCPMC11616699

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