Characteristics of buyback handguns compared to handguns used in homicides and suicides; results are number (%)*
| Buyback (n=941) | Homicides (n=369) | Suicides (n=125) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Excluding 100 handguns of unknown type for homicide and three for suicide. Excluding 20 buyback handguns and 52 homicide handguns of unknown caliber. †p<0.001 for pistols versus revolvers for buyback handguns compared with homicide handguns of known type. p=NS (0.07) for comparison of buyback to suicide handguns. | |||
| ‡Small caliber: .22, .25, .32, medium caliber: .357/.38, .380, 9 mm, large caliber: .40, .44, .45. p<0.001 for distribution of small/medium/large caliber for buyback handguns versus handguns used in homicides and for buyback handguns versus handguns used in suicides. | |||
| Type† | |||
| Pistol | 302 (32.1) | 182 (67.7) | 49 (40.2) |
| Revolver | 639 (67.9) | 87 (32.3) | 73 (59.8) |
| Caliber‡ | |||
| Small | 719 (78.1) | 75 (23.7) | 40 (32.0) |
| Medium | 182 (19.8) | 202 (63.7) | 72 (57.6) |
| Large | 20 (2.2) | 40 (12.6) | 13 (10.4) |