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Survey of Washington clinicians' willingness to use and preferences related to extreme risk protection orders. [PDF]
Prev Med Rep, 2022 Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) temporarily restrict access to firearms if an individual is deemed a significant risk of harm to themselves or others.
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Izvestiya of Saratov University. Economics. Management. Law, 2022 Introduction. The theory of forensic examination highlights that an effective study of traces at the scene of an incident is possible only with a comprehensive study of all types of traces.
V. Zaitsev
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Using gun blue to develop fingerprints off of fired and unfired cartridges.
Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science, 2021 Sweat and oil, produced from eccrine and sebaceous glands, are secreted from the pores and distributed across the skin. If the fingerprint ridges are not hydrated with sweat or oil then the print will not have as much detail.
Brittany Leigh Sharps
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Firearms: the leading cause of years of potential life lost
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2022 Objectives Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that firearm deaths are increasing in the USA. The aims of this study were to determine the magnitude of potential years of life lost due to firearms and to examine the ...
J. Klein +3 more
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Accuracy of comparison decisions by forensic firearms examiners
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022 This black box study assessed the performance of forensic firearms examiners in the United States. It involved three different types of firearms and 173 volunteers who performed a total of 8640 comparisons of both bullets and cartridge cases. The overall
K. Monson, E. Smith, Eugene M Peters
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Public Concern About Violence, Firearms, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in California
JAMA Network Open, 2021 Key Points Questions Is the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic associated with changes in individuals’ worry about violence happening to themselves or others, the prevalence of and reasons for firearm and ammunition acquisition, and changes in ...
N. Kravitz-Wirtz +4 more
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Parent and Adolescent Reports of Adolescent Access to Household Firearms in the United States
JAMA Network Open, 2021 Key Points Question Can adolescents in gun-owning homes access loaded firearms, and how often are parent’s reports of access discordant with their child’s?
C. Salhi, D. Azrael, Matthew Miller
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Firearm Purchasing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From the 2021 National Firearms Survey
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2021 The surge in background checks in March 2020 suggested an acceleration in U.S. firearm purchases. This survey-based study estimates the number of and describes characteristics of firearm purchasers over a period spanning time before and during the COVID ...
Matthew Miller, Wilson Zhang, D. Azrael
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Firearms Injuries Involving Young Children in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pediatrics, 2021 BrightcoveDefaultPlayer 10.1542/6236948288001 PEDS-VA_2020-042697 Video Abstract OBJECTIVES Increased rates of firearm ownership, school closures, and a suspected decrease in supervision during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic place young
Joanna S. Cohen +6 more
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Where the guns come from: The gun industry and gun commerce. [PDF]
, 2002 Under federal law, it is illegal for youth under age 18 to purchase rifles or shotguns, and for those under age 21 to purchase handguns. However, fatality and injury statistics clearly show that guns are finding their way into young people's hands.
Garen J. Wintemute
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