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Child Access Prevention Laws: Keeping Guns Out of Our Children\u27s Hands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This Note explores the Child Access Prevention ( CAP ) law and laws which are generally intended to limit children\u27s access to guns at home. The author proposes a model CAP law that should be enacted in the United States.
Shaffer, Rachel
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Letter from a Canadian Supporter to Geraldine Ferraro [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
Letter from a Canadian supporter to Geraldine Ferraro. Author is a member of an environmental group. Letter has handwritten notes and a brochure for the International Wildlife Protection Association.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu ...
Ferraro, Geraldine
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The Failed Experiment: Gun Control and Public Safety in Canada, Australia, England and Wales [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Modelling Environmental Risk [PDF]

open access: yes
As environmental issues have become increasingly important in economic research and policy for sustainable development, firms in the private sector have introduced environmental and social issues in conducting their business activities. Such behaviour is
Laurent L. Pauwels   +2 more
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Wherefore Art Thou Guidelines? An Empirical Study of White-Collar Criminal Sentencing and How the Gall Decision Effectively Eliminated the Sentencing Guidelines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[Excerpt] “Until the passage of the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines in 1984, federal judges had relatively wide discretion in sentencing federal offenders up to the statutory maximum.
Morin, S. Patrick
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Understanding the Smith & Wesson M&P15: Semiautomatic Assault Rifle Used in the Aurora, Colorado Mass Murder [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This report discusses the history and profit motive behind Smith & Wesson's introduction into the civilian market of its M&P15 semiautomatic assault rifles in 2006. It then explains the history, distinguishing features, and lethal capabilities of assault

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No. 21: Cross-Border Raiding and Community Conflict in the Lesotho-South African Border Zone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Movement backwards and forwards across borders for work is often considered to be the primary form of unauthorized movement in Southern Africa. In southern Lesotho, a new and particularly dangerous form of two-way cross-border movement has become ...
Cekwane, Tsepang   +6 more
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Is there a Difference? The Performance Characteristics of SRI Equity Indexes [PDF]

open access: yes
Investments in socially responsible investments (SRI) are still a small, but growing segment of international capital markets. This study analyses whether a SRI screening process applied to equities results in a different performance outcome compared to ...
Schröder, Michael
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FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, along with the regular use of the reserve component personnel for operational missions,
Jansen, Don J   +3 more
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