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Emergency Physicians’ Familiarity with the Safe Handling of Firearms
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019 Introduction: Emergency physicians (EP) experience high rates of workplace violence, the risks of which increase with the presence of weapons. Up to 25% of trauma patients brought to the emergency department (ED) have been found to carry weapons.
Kaitlin Ray +4 more
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The Impact of Liberalized Concealed Carry Laws on State Homicide Rates
Journal of Liberty and International AffairsLiberalized concealed carry laws test how firearm legislation affects crime in the US. This study analyzes the relationship between these laws, total homicide, and firearm homicide using panel data from 1980 to 2018 across all 50 states and the District
K. Alexander Adams
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Modern Geográfia, 2022 The theory of the military revolution was initiated by Michael Roberts in his writing on the state of the Swedish army in the 17th century. The advent of firearms fundamentally changed warfare, although the bow and cold weapons remained dominant on the ...
Kiss, Márton
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BMC Medicine, 2009 Background The 1996 Australian National Firearms Agreement introduced strict access limitations. However, reports on the effectiveness of the new legislation are conflicting.
De Leo Diego +2 more
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Збірник наукових праць Національної академії Державної прикордонної служби України. Серія: педагогічні науки, 2022 The article reveals the features of the firearms training of future officers at the higher military education institutions of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
Serhii ZABOLOTNYI, Oleh REZNIK
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Firearm Homicide and Firearm Suicide: Opposite but Equal [PDF]
Public Health Reports®, 2004 Objective. Homicide and suicide are intentional acts of violence that disproportionately involve firearms. Much more effort has been devoted to the ecological study of homicide; methods that have been developed to better understand and subsequently prevent homicide may be applicable to suicide.
Therese S. Richmond +2 more
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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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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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PLOS ONE, 2023 Firearm deaths continue to be a major public health problem, but the number of non-fatal firearm injuries and the characteristics of patients and injuries is not well known. The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, with support from the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research, leveraged an existing data system to capture lethal and
Frederick P. Rivara +9 more
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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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