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Firearm Homicide in Pregnant Women and State-Level Firearm Ownership.

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Dholakia A   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Restrictive Firearm Laws and Firearm-Related Suicide

Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2022
BACKGROUND: There were 23,854 suicides by firearms in 2017 in the US, accounting for 60% of all gun deaths. Studying firearm-related mortalities is vital for reducing preventable gun deaths. This study aims to determine the association between state-level presence of restrictive firearm laws and suicide rates with firearms.
Bradley, Kawano   +5 more
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Improvised firearms versus regular firearms

Forensic Science International, 1984
Abstract In this paper, the ballistics of improvised firearms have been studied in comparison to those of regular firearms from the forensic point of view.
J K, Modi, C, Nigam, K, Kumar
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Firearm fatalities

Forensic Science International, 1992
One hundred and twenty eight cases of shooting fatalities were investigated during an 11-year period. Of these 57% were homicidal shootings with 34% suicidal in nature. Only two suicidal fatalities were female. Analysis of the sites of entrance wounds confirmed the 'sites of election' in suicidal shootings, whilst homicidal wounds showed a much wider ...
D, Rouse, L, Dunn
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Firearm availability and unintentional firearm deaths

Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2001
Between 1979 and 1997, almost 30,000 Americans died from unintentional firearm injuries, half of whom were under 25 years of age and 4,600 of whom were less than 15 years old.To explore the association between state firearm levels and rates of unintentional firearm deaths by age group, accounting for several potential confounders.The study used a proxy
M, Miller, D, Azrael, D, Hemenway
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Firearm Laws and Firearm Homicides

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2017
Firearm homicide is a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and there is considerable debate over the effectiveness of firearm policies. An analysis of the effectiveness of firearm laws on firearm homicide is important to understand optimal policies to decrease firearm homicide in the United States.To evaluate the association between ...
Lois K, Lee   +6 more
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Firearm Injury Prevention

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2023
Firearms are the leading cause of death for US youth, overtaking motor vehicle collisions in 2020. Approximately 65% are due to homicide, 30% are due to suicide, 3.5% are due to unintentional injuries, 2% are undetermined intent, and 0.5% are from legal interventions.
Kelsey A B, Gastineau, Sandra, McKay
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Firearms

2023
Abstract As a result of U.S. law and culture, U.S. residents own more guns per capita than any other country. The United States has a higher rate of firearm suicide and firearm-related violence than any other developed country. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms.
Jennifer L. Pomeranz   +2 more
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