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Views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA: findings from a nationally representative survey

Injury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Current conditions in the USA suggest an increasing risk for political violence. Little is known about the prevalence of beliefs that might lead to political violence, about support for and personal willingness to engage in political violence,
Garen J. Wintemute, Sonia L. Robinson, Andrew Crawford, Daniel Tancredi, Julia P. Schleimer, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, Paul M. Reeping, Aaron B. Shev, Veronica A. Pear   +8 more
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Firearm purchasing and firearm violence during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States: a cross-sectional study

Injury Epidemiology, 2021
Background Firearm violence is a significant public health problem in the United States. A surge in firearm purchasing following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed to an increase in firearm violence.
Julia P. Schleimer, Christopher D. McCort, Aaron B. Shev, Veronica A. Pear, Elizabeth Tomsich, Alaina De Biasi, Shani Buggs, Hannah S. Laqueur, Garen J. Wintemute   +8 more
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Experiences of violence in daily life among adults in California: a population-representative survey

Injury Epidemiology, 2022
Background Research on violence exposure emphasizes discrete acute events such as direct and witnessed victimization. Little is known about the broad range of experiences of violence (EVs) in daily life. This study assesses the prevalence and patterns of
Garen J. Wintemute, Amanda J. Aubel, Rocco Pallin, Julia P. Schleimer, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz   +4 more
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Dissecting Deradicalization: Challenges for Theory and Practice in Germany

International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2020
Compared to the topic of radicalization, deradicalization was long treated as secondary in research, at least until recently. This article outlines the most important findings from theory and practice in three steps by: (1) discussing and reviewing ...
Till Baaken, Judy Korn, Maximilian Ruf, Dennis Walkenhorst   +3 more
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Association of medical conditions and firearm suicide among legal handgun purchasers in California: a case–control study

Injury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Suicide is a pressing public health problem, and firearm owners are at especially elevated risk. Certain health conditions are markers of suicide risk, but more research is needed on clinical risk markers for suicide among firearm owners ...
Julia P. Schleimer, Rose M. C. Kagawa, Hannah S. Laqueur   +2 more
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Importance of categories of crime for predicting future violent crime among handgun purchasers in California

Injury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Prohibiting the purchase and possession of firearms by those at risk of violence is an established approach to preventing firearm violence.
Aaron B. Shev, Mona A. Wright, Rose M. C. Kagawa, Garen J. Wintemute   +3 more
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The origins of California’s gun violence restraining order law: a case study using Kingdon’s multiple streams framework

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Firearm violence is a major public health problem in the United States, yet most states lack a mechanism to temporarily remove firearms from individuals who are at high and imminent risk of harming themselves or others and are not otherwise ...
Elizabeth A. Tomsich, Veronica A. Pear, Julia P. Schleimer, Garen J. Wintemute   +3 more
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Handgun purchasing characteristics and firearm suicide risk: a nested case–control study

Injury Epidemiology, 2021
Background Firearms are the most lethal method of suicide and account for approximately half of all suicide deaths nationwide. We describe associations between firearm purchasing characteristics and firearm suicide.
Julia P. Schleimer, Rose M. C. Kagawa, Hannah S. Laqueur   +2 more
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Examining differences between mass, multiple, and single-victim homicides to inform prevention: findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System

Injury Epidemiology, 2021
Background Multi-victim homicides are a persistent public health problem confronting the United States. Previous research shows that homicide rates in the U.S.
Katherine A. Fowler, Rachel A. Leavitt, Carter J. Betz, Keming Yuan, Linda L. Dahlberg   +4 more
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The impact of spikes in handgun acquisitions on firearm-related harms

Injury Epidemiology, 2019
Background Research has documented sharp and short-lived increases in firearm acquisitions immediately following high-profile mass shootings and specific elections, increasing exposure to firearms at the community level.
Hannah S. Laqueur, Rose M. C. Kagawa, Christopher D. McCort, Rocco Pallin, Garen Wintemute   +4 more
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