HSC Publications

Title	West Virginia and the United States: A Comparison of Firearm-Related Mortality Rates

Resource Description:	Firearm-related violence exacts a terrible toll from our nation in both human and financial terms. Firearms pose a greater risk of injury and death than other weapons and certain groups are more at risk of suffering firearm-related violence. With the risk increasing nationwide this 1996 study examines if West Virginia is following trends evident in the country as a whole.