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Point, Click, Fire: An Investigation of Illegal Online Gun Sales [PDF]
, 2011 The internet revolution created extraordinary opportunities for commerce to be conducted at the click of a mouse. Instant access to almost unlimited choices and to vast communities of buyers and sellers is a principal asset of e-commerce.
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Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lockdown drills are widely implemented in U.S. public K‐12 schools, yet little is known about their impacts on school employees. This study examines how participation in lockdown drills and emergency response training impact faculty, staff, and administrators' fear of harm (both personal and altruistic) and their perceived risk of a school ...
Jaclyn Schildkraut +2 more
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Gaining practical skills in handling firearms in modern realities and under martial law
Bulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, 2023 The article presents the results of a scientific study, namely, the analysis of police training in firearms handling in accordance with the guidelines developed in peacetime before the beginning of Russian aggression.
M. V. Vladymyrov +3 more
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America's Gun Shows: Open Markets for Criminals [PDF]
, 2009 An estimated 5,000 gun shows are conducted in the United States every year. Federal law mandates that licensed dealers at these events perform background checks on purchasers before completing a sale.
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The adoption of the Common African Position (CAP) by the African Union in 2014 marked a transformative shift in Africa's engagement with global development, shaping the post‐2015 development agenda and sustainable development goals (SDGs). Despite its significance, the CAP's contributions remain underacknowledged in mainstream narratives. This
Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet +2 more
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Gun control and suicide: The impact of state firearm regulations, 1995–2004 [PDF]
Suicide is a major cause of preventable death. Restricting access to lethal means has been identified as an effective approach to suicide prevention, and firearms regulations are one way to reduce gun availability.
Antonio Rodríguez, Katherine Hempstead
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Alaska Trauma Registry: Trauma Admissions Involving Firearms, 2009-2014 [PDF]
, 2016 This fact sheet presents data from the Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR) on characteristics of trauma admissions for the period 2009–2014 for injuries for which a firearm was the main mechanism of injury.
Parker, Khristy
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Would banning firearms reduce murder and suicide? A review of international evidence [PDF]
, 2006 The world abounds in instruments with which people can kill each other. Is the widespread availability of one of these instruments, firearms, a crucial determinant of the incidence of murder?
Don B. Kates, Gary Mauser
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Values and visibility: How CEO activism influences private and public consumer choices
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Firms' and executives' stances on controversial issues affect consumer behavior. This “political consumerism” might be motivated by ideology and a desire to signal to peers, and thus vary for private and public purchases. We conduct an experiment with 1198 consumers to study how purchase visibility affects responses to CEO ...
Young Hou, Christopher Poliquin
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3D Printed Firearms and Prospects for Their Forensic Examination
Теория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2017 The article discusses the possibility of firearm manufacturing with the help of 3D printing technologies. It provides an overview of principles and technologies of 3D printing, and analyzes the design features of known samples of firearms made using ...
Andrei V. Kokin
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