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Firearm suicide in Queensland

open access: yes, 2010
The purpose of this article is to examine firearm suicide in Queensland. In 2006, statistical data were gathered from all closed paper coronial files for the 12-month period of December 2003—December 2004.
Carpenter, Belinda, Tait, Gordon
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Essays on Firearm Sales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
This dissertation comprises two papers examining an understudied topic in marketing: firearm sales. Firearm sales and acquisition data are not easily obtainable, but there is a pressing need for data to study firearm policy.
Kim, Jessica Jumee
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Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in firearm death among middle and high-school aged rural and urban adolescents from 2001 to 2022

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology
Background Youth are at high risk for firearm-related injury and death. However, research combining children and adolescents into one homogeneous group ignores distinct developmental stages and associated risks.
Elizabeth H. Weybright   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relational structure of illegal wildlife hunting in China: A nationwide hunter–prey network analysis

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife hunting continues to pose a major biodiversity threat in China, yet there remains no systemic relational understanding of the way in which perpetrators are linked to key taxa. To address this, here we provide a novel framework for understanding and addressing the systemic roots of wildlife crime.
Yi Luo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining firearm-related deaths in Mexico, 2015–2022

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology
Background Globally, Mexico is one of six countries with the highest level of firearm mortality. While previous studies have examined firearm mortality in Mexico before 2015, increases in violence since then highlight the need for an updated analysis. In
Eugenio Weigend Vargas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia”: Managing Stigma and Threats in the Wake of False Criminal Accusations

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, the boundary between activism and extremism blurred, with election officials reporting violent threats and false accusations of election fraud. From a symbolic interactionist perspective, these attacks provide a unique lens for examining the consequences of being falsely labeled a criminal.
Steven Windisch
wiley   +1 more source

State Firearm Legislation and Nonfatal Firearm Injuries

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objectives. We investigated whether stricter state-level firearm legislation was associated with lower hospital discharge rates for nonfatal firearm injuries. Methods. We estimated discharge rates for hospitalized and emergency department–treated nonfatal firearm injuries in 18 states in 2010 and used negative binomial regression to determine whether
Joseph A, Simonetti   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Strengthening urban deer management with structured decision making

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban deer management (UDM) decision‐makers face social, ecological, regulatory, and economic pressures when creating an agreeable deer management plan for stakeholders. Historically, decision making techniques (e.g. consensus‐based analyses) have not effectively balanced UDM elements leading to short‐lived management progress.
Shane D. Boehne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating crippling loss from hunting with multistate models: a case study on northern bobwhites

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Hunting as a recreational pursuit provides an important ecosystem service worldwide. Harvest management plays a vital role in regulating wildlife take to ensure long‐term population sustainability and meet value‐based objectives (e.g. hunter satisfaction). However, managers rarely have complete control or observability of harvest mortality.
Amanda S. Cramer   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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