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Advocacy training tool for pediatric residents to strengthen firearm safety laws

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Firearm injury is the leading cause of death in children and adolescents in the US, surpassing motor vehicle crashes. There is a need for greater legislative advocacy around firearm injury prevention, specifically around safer storage of firearms.
Scott Risney, Hannah Hollon, James Dodington   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Examination of the Role of Perpetrator’s Relationship to Overall School Shooting Casualties

Laws, 2023
High-profile school shootings in recent years have fueled fear and uncertainty among stakeholders (e.g., parents, teachers, and students) and the public debate on gun control legislation nationwide.
Justin J. Joseph, Christoper W. Purser
doaj   +1 more source

Internet search patterns reveal firearm sales, policies, and deaths

npj Digital Medicine, 2020
Firearm-related violence is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and is at the center of a major public health and policy debate in the United States.
John S. Brownstein, Adam D. Nahari, Ben Y. Reis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19-related violence trend data challenges & a resource for injury researchers

Injury Epidemiology, 2021
Published works have raised concerns that certain violent behaviors and firearm acquisition have encountered dramatic increases since the onset of COVID-19.
Hannah I. Rochford, Kaleb Brooks, Mark Berg, Cori Peek-Asa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firearm homicides in Europe: a comparison with non-firearm homicides in five European countries

, 2023
Detailed, comparative research on firearm violence in Europe is rare. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, this paper presents the prevalence and characteristics of firearm homicides in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland ...
Granath, S., Thomsen, A.H., Katharina Krüsselmann, Walser, S., Nora Markwalder, Simone Walser, Granath, Sven, Aarten, Pauline, Sven Granath, Marieke Liem, Walser, Simone, Karoliina Suonpää, Asser Hedegaard Thomsen, Thomsen, Asser, Pauline Aarten, Janne Kivivuori, Markwalder, N., Kivivuori, Janne, Liem, Marieke, Suonpää, K., Markwalder, Nora, Kivivuori, J., Krüsselmann, Katharina, Krüsselmann, K., Liem, M.C.A., Suonpää, Karoliina, Aarten, P.G.M.   +26 more
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Research needs related to firearm rights restoration

Injury Epidemiology
Background In the USA, firearms are commonly involved in many incidents of serious interpersonal harm. Federal law prohibits the purchase and possession of firearms by certain high-risk groups including those with prior felony or domestic violence ...
Julie M. Kafka, Frederick P. Rivara, Rachel Ross, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of gun violence restraining order laws in the U.S. and firearm suicide among older adults: a longitudinal state-level analysis, 2012–2016

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Older adults complete suicide at a disproportionately higher rate compared to the general population, with firearms the most common means of suicide. State gun laws may be a policy remedy.
Altaf Saadi, Kristen R. Choi, Sae Takada, Fred J. Zimmerman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

158 Associations Between County Level Poverty and Firearm Injuries in the State of Maryland

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The United States is experiencing an epidemic of firearm deaths and injuries. Poverty and other socioeconomic factors have been linked to firearm injuries on the national level.
Khadijah Tiamiyu, James Byrne, Katherine Hoops   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Tree of Life Synagogue Attack: A Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol‐18 Examination of Pre‐Attack Warnings and Post‐Attack Contagion and Copycat Effects

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This is a retrospective case study of an antisemitic lone actor terrorist who completed the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history. The analysis through the lens of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP‐18) finds that 72% of the warning indicators were present, including four proximal warning ...
Molly Amman, Julia Kupper, J. Reid Meloy
wiley   +1 more source

Criminal legal and behavioral health pathways in law enforcement-petitioned extreme risk protection orders

Injury Epidemiology
Background Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are civil legal tools that temporarily restrict firearm access for individuals deemed to pose a risk of harm to themselves or others.
Kelsey M. Conrick, Erika Marts, Rachel Ross, Esprene Liddell-Quintyn, Julia P. Schleimer, Ayah Mustafah, Nicole Asa, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source