2022
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269372
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Simulating the bounds of plausibility: Estimating the impact of high-risk versus population-based approaches to prevent firearm injury

Abstract: Background Firearm violence remains a persistent public health threat. Comparing the impact of targeted high-risk versus population-based approaches to prevention may point to efficient and efficacious interventions. We used agent-based modeling to conduct a hypothetical experiment contrasting the impact of high-risk (disqualification) and population-based (price increase) approaches on firearm homicide in New York City (NYC). Methods We simulated 800,000 agents reflecting a 15% sample of the adult populatio… Show more

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