Lethality of Civilian Active Shooter Incidents With and Without Semiautomatic Rifles in the United States

JAMA. 2018 Sep 11;320(10):1034-1035. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.11009.

Abstract

This study compares injury and death rates during active shooter incidents with vs without semiautomatic rifles.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Firearms / classification
  • Firearms / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Mass Casualty Incidents / statistics & numerical data*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Wounds, Gunshot / mortality*