Next: Connecticut Permit-to-Purchase Law Study American Journal of Public Health (2015) After Connecticut enacted handgun purchaser licensing (1995), firearm homicides fell ~40% and suicides ~15% over 10 years vs. predicted trend. Peer-reviewed, controls for variables, replicated by multiple teams.
2025 study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that states with stricter gun laws (background checks, permits, safe storage) saw decreases in firearm mortality for children under 17, while more permissive states saw increases.
The RAND Corporation concludes that “shall-issue” concealed-carry laws (i.e. laws making it easier to carry a concealed weapon) increases total homicides, firearm homicides, and violent crime.
2015 study in American Journal of Public Health found that Connecticut’s handgun permit + background check law was associated with ~40% decline in gun homicides (and ~15% drop in suicides) over its first 10 years.
