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Armed to the Hilt: Nigeria's Battle with Illicit Gun and Local Production in a State of Fragility [PDF]

open access: yesKošická bezpečnostná revue
Nigeria is now battling the spread of illegal weapons, which is stoking a number of security concerns that jeopardise its national sovereignty. The Nigerian firearms legislation is essentially unenforceable due to its ineffectiveness and numerous ...
Olagoke Oluwafemi AWOTAYO   +3 more
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Brady Statute Data: Persons Who Are Illegally or Unlawfully in the United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Currently, Alaska law enforcement agencies do not obtain data on four noncriminal categories prohibited by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 from obtaining firearms.
Atwell, Cassie   +2 more
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Firearms control as an element of criminological security in the concept of transitional justice for Ukraine

open access: yesLaw and Safety
The article is devoted to the development of a criminological model of firearms trafficking control in the context of transitional justice for Ukraine. It is established that illicit firearms trafficking lays down long-term trends of deterioration of ...
Yu. V. Orlov, A. M. Yashchenko
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The influence of the age-period-cohort effects on male suicide in Brazil from 1980 to 2019

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Suicide is a complex and multi-determined phenomenon. Higher rates are observed in men and are related to multiple risk factors, including mental disorders, financial crises, unemployment, and easy access to highly lethal means of perpetration, such as ...
Weverton Thiago da Silva Rodrigues   +7 more
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Why the Latest Ruling in the Sandy Hook Shooting Litigation Matters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
On March 19, 2019 the Connecticut Supreme Court officially released its opinion in Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC. Because the decision greenlights civil discovery and trial for the Sandy Hook plaintiffs seeking compensation from the ...
Feldman, Heidi Li
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Where the guns come from: The gun industry and gun commerce. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Under federal law, it is illegal for youth under age 18 to purchase rifles or shotguns, and for those under age 21 to purchase handguns. However, fatality and injury statistics clearly show that guns are finding their way into young people's hands.
Garen J. Wintemute
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Prevalence and characteristics associated with firearm ownership among low-income U.S. veterans [PDF]

open access: green, 2022
Jack Tsai   +3 more
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Evaluation and Examination of a Possible Shoe-polish Trace in a Hold-up Case

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2016
In this article, we show how the Bayesian framework can be applied to a hold-up case involving a possible shoe-polish trace according to one of the parties. This article highlights the importance of interpreting data from the beginning of the examination
Line Gueissaz   +3 more
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Cigarette- and snus-modified association between unprotected exposure to noise from hunting rifle caliber weapons and high frequency hearing loss. A cross-sectional study among swedish hunters

open access: yesNoise and Health, 2016
Aim: To investigate in this cross-sectional study among Swedish hunters if tobacco use modifies the previously observed association, expressed as prevalence ratio (PR), between unprotected exposure to impulse noise from hunting rifle caliber (HRC ...
Louise Honeth   +5 more
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2010 Homicide Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
While this study does not focus solely on domestic violence homicide or guns, it provides a stark reminder that domestic violence and guns make a deadly combination.

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