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Firearm Safety in a Country of Arms. [PDF]

Milbank Q
Policy Points Firearm safety policy in the United States cannot succeed through legislation alone; effective interventions must also address the social, economic, and infrastructural conditions that shape perceptions of safety. Evidence suggests that place‐based investments can reduce violence and firearm deaths while strengthening social cohesion and ...
Metzl JM.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Corporate Political Ideology and Environmental Strategy: Evidence From US Toxic Releases

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether corporate political ideology shapes firms' environmental strategy and realized environmental performance. Using US political donation data matched to facility‐level toxic releases from the Toxics Release Inventory from 2000 to 2014, we measure corporate ideology by the share of firm and PAC contributions directed to
Mingyuan Chen, Dakshina G. De Silva, Anita R. Schiller, Aurelie Slechten   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firearms and ballistics. [PDF]

, 2016
Chapter 7 of the book entitled 'Practical Veterinary Forensics' aims to introduce forensic veterinarians to the scientific concepts underpinning the field of firearms and ballistics. This introduction will enable practitioners to understand wound formation depending on the firearm and ammunition used.
BOLTON-KING, Rachel, Schulze, Johan
openaire   +1 more source

Assault‐on‐Law‐Enforcement: The Complications of Charges for Individuals on Mental Health Court Dockets

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mental health courts divert individuals with serious mental illness away from imprisonment into community‐based treatment and supervision. Early research indicates that such treatment contracts can reduce recidivism and provide various other benefits. Aspects of eligibility for this diversion option are still under‐researched.
Steven Keener, Audrey Morrison
wiley   +1 more source

An Investigation Into the Yields of 3,4‐Methylenedioxyphenyl‐2‐propanone (MDP2P) From Glycidate Pre‐Precursors

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Hydrolysis of the glycidate pre‐precursors MMDMG and EMDMG was evaluated for MDP2P production. Acid hydrolysis of MMDMG (HCl, 100°C, 18 h) yielded the highest MDP2P recovery (79%), whereas base hydrolysis produced only slightly lower yields (73%), demonstrating both pathways are effective routes to this key MDMA precursor.
Alexandra L. Mercieca, Ella S. Schuett, Andrew M. McDonagh, Shanlin Fu, Morgan Alonzo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The emergence of 3D-printed firearms: An analysis of media and law enforcement reports

Forensic Science International: Synergy
3D-printed firearms, an emerging category of privately made firearms (PMF) produced beyond government control, have become increasingly prevalent due to technological advancements.
Stefan Schaufelbühl, Nicolas Florquin, Denis Werner, Olivier Delémont   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Guy Nagar, Uzi Ben Shalom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Connection Between Legal and Illegal Firearms Markets: How the Change in Gun Control Policy in Brazil Intensified This Link

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development
In recent decades, the global debate on gun control has been prominent, with many countries adopting more restrictive policies. Brazil followed this trend by implementing stringent measures in 2003; however, the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro in 2019 ...
Roberto Uchôa de Oliveira Santos
doaj   +1 more source

Access to Firearms as an Element of Political Positioning of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party during the 2016 US Presidential Elections

Historia i Polityka, 2019
The aim of the paper is to identify and describe the policy positioningof the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as concerns access to firearms duringthe 2016 presidential election in the USA.
Aleksy Borówka
doaj   +1 more source