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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract The tandem LIBS/LA‐ICPMS technique is a desirable tool for the multi‐elemental determination, characterization, and classification of alloys as forensic evidence. In this study, LIBS/LA‐ICPMS is validated for the forensic evaluation of lead‐free solder alloys, which form valuable evidence from post‐blast crime scenes involving homemade and ...
Kate Moghadam +2 more
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research SummaryUsing firearm transaction and crime gun recovery records from California (2010–2021), we employ machine learning to identify dealers who sold largest number and highest fraction of guns recovered in crimes within 1 year of sale.
Hannah S. Laqueur, Colette Smirniotis
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Accuracy, Repeatability, and Reproducibility of Firearm Comparisons Part 1: Accuracy [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Researchers at the Ames Laboratory-USDOE and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a study to assess the performance of forensic examiners in firearm investigations. The study involved three different types of firearms and 173 volunteers who compared both bullets and cartridge cases.
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, 2006 This paper examines a musket with unique markings (2 RI) and reports on the weapon\u27s ...
Desmarais, Norman
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Emergency department utilization by youth before and after firearm injury
Academic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Emergency department (ED) visits may serve as opportunities for firearm injury prevention and intervention efforts. Our objective was to determine ED utilization by youth before and after firearm injury. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of ED encounters by youth (0–18 years old) with firearm injury from eight states
Samaa Kemal +4 more
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The Failed Experiment: Gun Control and Public Safety in Canada, Australia, England and Wales [PDF]
, 2003 Widely televised firearm murders in many countries during the 20th Century have spurred politicians to introduce restrictive gun laws. The politicians then promise that the new restrictions will reduce criminal violence and "create a safer society." It ...
Gary Mauser
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The Lost Large Mammals of Arabia
Journal of Biogeography, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim If successful, plans to restore the vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula (AP) as announced by the Middle East and Saudi Green Initiatives will see the greatest increase in vegetation cover since the beginning of the Holocene Humid Phase (HHP), roughly 9–10,000 years ago.
Christopher Clarke, Sultan M. Alsharif
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, 2020 This study represents an attempt to understand the U.S. firearms market – the largest in the world – in economic terms. A model of the underlying interplay of legal firearms supply and demand is a prerequisite for reliably evaluating the effectiveness of pertinent existing state and federal firearms policies, and to amend them as necessary.
McDougall, Topher L. +2 more
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How the Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban Enforcement Notice Changed Firearm Sales [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 The Massachusetts Attorney General issued an Enforcement Notice in 2016 to announce a new interpretation of a key phrase in the state's assault weapons ban. The Enforcement Notice increased sales of tagged assault rifles by 616% in the first 5 days, followed by a 9% decrease over the next three weeks.
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Fighting Back: Crime, Self-Defense, and the Right to Carry a Handgun [PDF]
, 1997 Ten years ago this month, a controversial "concealed- carry" law went into effect in the state of Florida. In a sharp break from the conventional wisdom of the time, that law allowed adult citizens to carry concealed firearms in public.
Jeffrey Snyder
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