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Effect of firearms legislation on suicide and homicide in Canada from 1981 to 2016.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Canada implemented a series of laws regulating firearms including background and psychological screening, licensing, and training in the years 1991, 1994, and 2001.
Caillin Langmann
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Population Health Metrics, 2020 Background Brazil leads the world in number of firearm deaths and ranks sixth by country in rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 people. This study aims to analyze trends in and burden of mortality by firearms, according to age and sex, for Brazil, and the
Deborah Carvalho Malta +18 more
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The Stock and Flow of U.S. Firearms: Results from the 2015 National Firearms Survey
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2017 Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. civilian gun stock has grown from approximately 192 million (65 million handguns) to approximately 265 million (113 million handguns). In 2015, gun owners owned more weapons and were more likely to own both handguns and long
Deborah Azrael +3 more
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Firearms: the leading cause of years of potential life lost
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2022 Objectives Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that firearm deaths are increasing in the USA. The aims of this study were to determine the magnitude of potential years of life lost due to firearms and to examine the ...
J. Klein +3 more
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Firearms, Violence, and the Potential Impact of Firearms Control [PDF]
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2004 This paper organizes the question of gun controls as violence policy under two quite different headings. The first issue to be discussed is the relationship between gun use and the death rate from violent crime. The second question is whether and how firearms control strategies might reduce the death rate from violence.
Franklin E. Zimring
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Accuracy of comparison decisions by forensic firearms examiners
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022 This black box study assessed the performance of forensic firearms examiners in the United States. It involved three different types of firearms and 173 volunteers who performed a total of 8640 comparisons of both bullets and cartridge cases. The overall
K. Monson, E. Smith, Eugene M Peters
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Firearm Purchasing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From the 2021 National Firearms Survey
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2021 The surge in background checks in March 2020 suggested an acceleration in U.S. firearm purchases. This survey-based study estimates the number of and describes characteristics of firearm purchasers over a period spanning time before and during the COVID ...
Matthew Miller, Wilson Zhang, D. Azrael
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Public Concern About Violence, Firearms, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in California
JAMA Network Open, 2021 Key Points Questions Is the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic associated with changes in individuals’ worry about violence happening to themselves or others, the prevalence of and reasons for firearm and ammunition acquisition, and changes in ...
N. Kravitz-Wirtz +4 more
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Parent and Adolescent Reports of Adolescent Access to Household Firearms in the United States
JAMA Network Open, 2021 Key Points Question Can adolescents in gun-owning homes access loaded firearms, and how often are parent’s reports of access discordant with their child’s?
C. Salhi, D. Azrael, Matthew Miller
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Firearms Injuries Involving Young Children in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pediatrics, 2021 BrightcoveDefaultPlayer 10.1542/6236948288001 PEDS-VA_2020-042697 Video Abstract OBJECTIVES Increased rates of firearm ownership, school closures, and a suspected decrease in supervision during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic place young
Joanna S. Cohen +6 more
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