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State Firearm Legislation and Nonfatal Firearm Injuries
American Journal of Public Health, 2015 Objectives. We investigated whether stricter state-level firearm legislation was associated with lower hospital discharge rates for nonfatal firearm injuries. Methods. We estimated discharge rates for hospitalized and emergency department–treated nonfatal firearm injuries in 18 states in 2010 and used negative binomial regression to determine whether
Joseph A, Simonetti +4 more
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Attitudes & Roles Regarding Firearm Access and Suicide Prevention in Vermont Middle & High Schools [PDF]
, 2020 Adolescent suicide is a serious public health concern in Vermont, and the presence of firearms in the home is a known risk factor. Suicide attempts with firearms are more likely to be completed than attempts with other means, with an 85% mortality rate ...
Carpenter, Cari +8 more
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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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A Re-Analysis of Repeatability and Reproducibility in the Ames-USDOE-FBI Study
Statistics and Public Policy, 2022 Forensic firearms identification, the determination by a trained firearms examiner as to whether or not bullets or cartridges came from a common weapon, has long been a mainstay in the criminal courts.
Alan H. Dorfman, Richard Valliant
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The dangers of non-powder firearms
Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2019 Non-powder weapons have become a persistent threat in today’s society. They are found outside of competitive sports at an increasing rate, being misused among young individuals, and have emerged in Canadian criminal activity.
Brandi A. Chrismas, Jack Powles
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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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Household Firearm Ownership and Firearm Mortality
JAMA Network OpenImportanceCausal associations between household firearm ownership rates (HFRs) and firearm mortality rates are not well understood.ObjectiveTo assess the population-level temporal sequencing of firearm death rates and HFRs.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cohort study used autoregressive cross-lagged models to analyze HFRs, firearm suicide rates ...
Morral, Andrew R. +3 more
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Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper reports on the excavation of a cache of stone artefacts, buried on the bank of a waterhole or ‘billabong’ in central western Queensland. This is an extremely rare find, and yet it is the second such site to be reported within less than a 10 km radius.
Yinika L. Perston +5 more
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The International Cooperation to Eradicate Illicit Firearms Trafficking in Southeast Asian Region
Sriwijaya Law Review, 2018 The term of illicit firearms trafficking used by the United Nations is a movement of illegal trade in firearms controlled by organised criminal groups. Such movement specifically in ASEAN region is against national and regional laws. Hence, the growth in
Syahmin AK, Fidelia Fidelia
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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart +3 more
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