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Risk-Based Firearm Policy Recommendations for New York [PDF]

, 2015
Firearm violence takes a tragic toll on society. Recent data shows there are more than 8 4,000 nonfatal firearm injuries 1 and 33,000 deaths 2 — nearly two - thirds of which are suicides 3 — per year in the United States.

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"Has this been tested? Who has it helped? Who has it hurt?": Public perceptions about California's extreme risk protection order law.

PLoS ONE
Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws in the United States temporarily suspend access to firearms by individuals judged to be at significant risk of harm to self or others.
Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, Alexandra Dent, Shani Buggs, Amanda J Aubel, Julia Lund, Garen Wintemute, Veronica A Pear   +6 more
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An investigation of firearm-related injuries and fatalities amongst children in the Cape Metropolitan Area (2001-2006)

, 2009
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-79)
Matthews, Tasneem
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Spillovers and effect attenuation in firearm policy research in the United States

American Journal of Epidemiology
Abstract In the United States, firearm-related deaths and injuries are a major public health issue. Because of limited federal action, state policies are particularly important, and their evaluation informs the actions of other policymakers.
Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, Alan H Kennedy
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Risk-Based Firearm Policy Recommendations for Texas [PDF]

, 2016
Firearm violence takes a tragic toll on society. Recent data shows there are more than 81,000 nonfatal firearm injuries and 33,000 deaths —nearly two-thirds of which are suicides —peryearin the United States.

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Firearms Policy and Suicide Prevention [PDF]

American Journal of Psychiatry, 2017
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Firearm theft in Australia 2008–09

, 2011
Theft represents one of most likely sources of firearms for the illicit market. Between 2004–05 and 2008–09, an average of 1,545 firearms were reported as stolen to Australian state and territory police, yet firearms from just 12 percent of reported ...
Samantha Bricknell
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What Do We Know About the Association Between Firearm Legislation and Firearm-Related Injuries?

, 2016
Firearms account for a substantial proportion of external causes of death, injury, and disability across the world. Legislation to regulate firearms has often been passed with the intent of reducing problems related to their use. However, lack of clarity
Galea, Sandro, Villaveces, Andrés, Santaella-Tenorio, Julian, Cerdá, Magdalena, Santaella Tenorio, Julian   +4 more
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A systematic review of quantitative evidence about the impacts of Australian legislative reform on firearm homicide

, 2016
Developing legislative interventions to address firearm misuse is an issue of considerable public policy interest across many countries. However, systematic reviews of evidence about the efficacy of legislative change in reducing lethal firearm violence ...
Samara McPhedran, McPhedran, Samara
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Demographic differences in perceived effectiveness for policies to prevent school shootings: results from a representative survey in New Jersey

Injury Epidemiology
Objective To determine what firearm policies New Jersey residents believe will prevent school shootings and the extent to which this varies by sex, firearm ownership status, and political affiliation.
Michael Anestis, Jayna Moceri-Brooks, Allison Bond, Daniel Semenza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source