Rural-Urban Variation in the Association of Adolescent Violence and Handgun Carrying in the United States, 2002-2019
This cross-sectional study found that associations of interpersonal violence with handgun carrying were stronger in relative terms in urban areas than in rural areas; however, a higher percentage of rural than urban adolescents carried handguns, resulting in a greater absolute prevalence of handgun carrying associated with violence in rural areas than in urban areas. These findings suggest opportunities for preventing handgun carrying-related harms may differ between rural and urban
communities. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1153. PMID: 36853603; PMCID: PMC9975933