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    Video Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite being unable to purchase firearms directly, many adolescents have access to guns, leading to increased risk of injury and death. We sought to determine if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) changed adolescents’ gun-carrying behavior. METHODS: We performed a repeated cross-sectional study using National Youth Risk Behavior Survey data…

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    • Must-read study from @aaronecarroll et al on teen gun carriage: "NICS [implemented in 1998-1999] was only effective in reducing adolescent #gun carrying in the presence of state laws requiring universal background checks on all prospective gun buyers." https://t.co/IasABAd3J2