+ Association of Gun-Related Measures in American States and Child and Adolescent Firearm Mortality
- Author:
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Lester, David
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Psychological Reports
- Link to Published Abstract
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HISPANIC Americans, Law & legislation, Mortality, Ownership, POVERTY
The author reviews the methodology used in the article “Association of selected risk factors with variation in child and adolescent firearm mortality by state” by Murnan, Dake, and Price (2004). Murnan,...
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+ Firearms legislation and reductions in firearm-related suicide deaths in New Zealand
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Beautrais, A. L. / Fergusson, D. M. / Horwood, L. J.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Link to Published Abstract
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide
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Law & legislation, SURVEYS, Suicide, TEENAGERS
Following the introduction of legislation in 1992 that restricted ownership and access to firearms, firearm-related suicide significantly decreased, particularly among youth. After legislation, the mean...
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+ Do law restricting access to firearms by domestic violence offenders prevent intimate partner homicide?
- Author:
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Vigdor, Elizabeth Richardson / Mercy, James A.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Evaluation Review
- Link to Published Abstract
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Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, Legislation and Policy, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
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CONFISCATIONS, CRIME, FAMILY violence, FIREARMS -- Law & legislation, HOMICIDE
The authors examined counts of intimate partner homicides by state from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Supplementary Homicide Report files for the years 1982 through 2002 in order to analyze the...
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+ Parents' Beliefs About Children and Gun Safety
- Author:
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Howard, Patricia Kunz
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Link to Published Abstract
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Education/Counseling, Public Opinion, Storage
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FAMILY, GUN control, Law & legislation, SOCIAL control, SURVEYS
A survey addressing parents’ beliefs about firearm storage, firearm safety training for children, and whether or not their child would handle a gun was completed by 82 parents of elementary age children...
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+ If We Took Congress Seriously, We Would Be Worrying All the Time: Foreign Convictions as Predicate Offenses Under the "Any Court" Language of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)
- Author:
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Estreich, Jonathan D.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Criminal Law
- Topics:
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International, Legislation and Policy, U.S./National
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Law & legislation, SMALL v. United States (Supreme Court case), UNITED States, UNITED States. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit), UNITED States. Supreme Court
The author analyzed the Gun Control Act of 1968, specifically examining whether convictions in foreign courts should be considered as convictions in “any court” to which the law refers. Court cases and...
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+ Theorising gun control: the development of regulation and shooting sports in Britain
- Author:
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Smith, Stuart
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Sociological Review
- Topics:
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International, Legislation and Policy, Self-defense Gun Use/Deterrence
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1897-1990, ELIAS, FIREARMS -- Law & legislation, GOVERNMENT policy, GUN control, Norbert, SPORTING guns
The author analyzed longer term, unplanned, and less well understood social and political processes that have influenced gun control legislation, particularly in Great Britain. Such processes include...
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+ The Licensing of Concealed Handguns for Lawful Protection: Support from Five State Supreme Courts
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Kopel, David B.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Albany Law Review
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Legislation and Policy, Self-defense Gun Use/Deterrence, State
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CIVIL rights, LICENSES, Law & legislation, UNITED States, shall issue laws
The author examined the rulings of each of the five state supreme courts that were asked during 2003-2004 to determine whether there was a conflict between state constitutional guarantees and concealed...
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+ NRA = No Rational Argument? How the National Rifle Association Exploits Public Irrationality
- Author:
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Medlock, Scott
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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GUN control, Law & legislation, NATIONAL Rifle Association of America, Safety, UNITED States
This paper 1) describes the legislative power of the NRA, 2) reviews the literature on irrationality and risk, and 3) demonstrates how the NRA exploits these irrationalities more successfully than gun...
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+ Overcoming the fear of guns, the fear of gun control, and the fear of cultural politics: constructing a better gun debate
- Author:
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Braman, Donald / Kahan, Dan M.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Emory Law Journal
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Public Opinion, Surveillance/Data Collection
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DEBATES & debating, FIREARMS -- Law & legislation, GUN control, Social policy, UNITED States
Individuals’ positions on gun control express cultural values, a fact ignored in the dominant approaches to gun policy-making in the U.S. Because of the values attached to guns, the controversy over...
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+ Regulation of Firearm Dealers in the United States: An Analysis of State Law and Opportunities for Improvement
- Author:
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Vernick, Jon S. / Webster, Daniel W. / Bulzacchelli, Maria T. / Mair, Julie S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
- Link to Published Abstract
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Legislation and Policy, State, Supply, Surveillance/Data Collection
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FIREARMS -- Law & legislation, FIREARMS industry & trade, LICENSES, Law Enforcement, UNITED States
The authors identified and categorized state licensing systems for firearms dealers through the end of 2004 legislative sessions in order to highlight opportunities for states to prevent problem dealers...
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+ State constitutional rights to keep and bear arms
- Author:
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Volokh, Eugene
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Texas Review of Law & Politics
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Self-defense Gun Use/Deterrence, State
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CONSTITUTIONAL amendments, CONSTITUTIONAL law, FIREARMS -- Law & legislation, UNITED States
The author examined all right-to-bear-arms provisions in state constitutional law. There are 45 states that have constitutional rights to bear arms. Some constitutional provisions, as written or as...
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