+ A population based study of unintentional firearm fatalities
- Author:
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Cherry, D. / Runyan, C. / Butts, J.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Inj Prev
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional
- Keywords:
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North Carolina, firearm, handguns, unintentional firearm fatalities
Using data from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the authors analyze the 390 unintentional firearms deaths in North Carolina from 1985 to 1994. 37% of the fatalities were young...
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+ The case for enhanced data collection of gun type
- Author:
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Richmond TS / Branas CC / Cheney RA / Schwab CW
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- J Trauma
- Topics:
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Criminology, Homicide, Local, Public Health, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Injury, handguns, wound
The authors examined the association between the type of gun used in crimes and injury occurrence. Using data on gun fatalities over a 5-year period in three communities from medical examiner reports,...
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+ Access to firearms and risk for suicide in middle-aged and older adults
- Author:
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Conwell, Yeates / Duberstein, Paul R. / Connor, Kenneth / Eberly, Shirley / Cox, Christopher / Caine, Eric D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Topics:
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Gender, Gun Carrying, Local, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Psychological Autopsy, Weapons, handguns, risk for suicide, suicide prevention
The authors evaluated the association between suicide risk and access to and storage of firearms in this psychological autopsy study of 86 suicide victims older than 50 and 86 community control subjects...
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+ Making Corporate and Criminal America Less Violent: Public Norms and Structural Reforms
- Author:
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Hagan, J. / Foster, H.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Contemporary Sociology
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, International, Legislation and Policy, Public Health, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, gun control policy, gun violence, handguns, record checks, registration
The authors compare the gun control policies of the U.S. and Canada, arguing that Canada’s restrictive gun control policies as opposed to America’s permissive policies may explain why gun-related homicide...
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+ The market for new handguns: An empirical investigation
- Author:
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Bice, D. C. / Hemley, D. D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Law & Economics
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Market, SUPPLY, handguns, sales data
The authors used sales data for the period 1961-1994 to create a supply-and-demand model for the emerging handgun market, by evaluating the effect of price, income, expenditures on police, violent crime...
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+ Gun Control in the United States: A Comparative Survey of State Firearm Laws
- Author:
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Open Society Institute, United States
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Spectrum: Journal of State Government
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, State, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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California, Connecticut, citizen gun ownership, citizen gun use, firearm-crime relationships, gun control legislation, handguns, Hawaiian Islands, Illinois, licensing, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, state-by-state analyses, state laws, violence prevention, United States of America
This study reviews State laws related to gun ownership, possession, sale, and transfer, with the gun control laws of each state scored on 30 criteria that include registration of firearms, safety training,...
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