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Psychotic symptoms in mass shootings v. mass murders not involving firearms: findings from the Columbia mass murder database

Psychological Medicine, 2021
Background Mass shootings account for a small fraction of annual worldwide murders, yet disproportionately affect society and influence policy. Evidence suggesting a link between mass shootings and severe mental illness (i.e.
G. Brucato, P. Appelbaum, Hannah Hesson, Eileen A. Shea, Gabriella A. Dishy, Kathryn A. Lee, T. Pia, Faizan Syed, Alexandra Villalobos, M. Wall, J. Lieberman, R. Girgis   +11 more
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Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition

Brill Research Perspectives in Transnational Crime, 2021
This article gives an overview of the thrust and core provisions of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition 20 years after its adoption.
Simonetta Grassi
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Not All Survivors Are the Same: Qualitative Assessment of Prior Violence, Risks, Recovery and Perceptions of Firearms and Violence Among Victims of Firearm Injury

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2021
Qualitative exploration into the risk, experiences, and outcomes of victims of firearm injury is imperative to informing not only further research, but prevention and intervention strategies.
Ashley B. Hink, Dana L Atkins, A. Rowhani-Rahbar   +2 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.
K. Kumar, C. Nigam, J.K. Modi
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Understanding female veterans' experiences and perspectives of firearms.

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2020
OBJECTIVES Although firearms are the leading suicide means among female veterans, firearm research in this population remains limited. This study explored female veterans' firearm-related experiences and perspectives.
Lindsey L. Monteith, R. Holliday, Brooke A. Dorsey Holliman, L. Brenner, J. Simonetti   +4 more
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The Role of Reason for Firearm Ownership in Beliefs about Firearms and Suicide, Openness to Means Safety, and Current Firearm Storage.

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviour, 2020
OBJECTIVE Firearm means safety strategies, such as safe storage, are effective in reducing suicide rates but are not widely implemented in the United States.
Sarah E. Butterworth, Samantha E. Daruwala, M. Anestis   +2 more
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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
Margaret Miller, David Hemenway, Deborah R. Azrael   +2 more
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Patterns of gun owner beliefs about firearm risk in relation to firearm storage: a latent class analysis using the 2019 National Firearms Survey

Injury Prevention, 2020
Background Research on gun owners’ risk-related beliefs has focused on how gun owners answer discrete questions about firearm risk. The current study is the first to use latent class analysis (LCA) to: (A) identify groups of gun owners who share patterns
C. Salhi, D. Azrael, Matthew Miller
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