+ Reexamining the Association between Child Access Prevention Gun Laws and Unintentional Shooting Deaths of Children
- Author:
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Webster, D. W. / Starnes, M.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Accidents/ Unintentional, Age Group, Legislation and Policy, Storage
- Keywords:
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Child access prevention laws, unintentional firearms deaths
The aim of this study is to reassess whether child access prevention (CAP) laws, which hold adults criminally liable for unsafe firearm storage is associated with a decrease in unintentional firearm death...
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+ Keeping children safe around guns: Pitfalls and promises
- Author:
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Hardy, Marjorie S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Aggression & Violent Behavior
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Education/Counseling, Legislation and Policy, Prevention
- Keywords:
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CHILDREN & death, CHILDREN -- Wounds & injuries, DEATH -- Causes, HEALTH
The author reviewed the more commonly used approaches designed to prevent firearm violence and unintentional injury and examine their effectiveness. The approaches reviewed included legislative reform,...
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+ The effect of child access prevention laws on unintentional child firearm fatalities, 1979-2000
- Author:
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Hepburn, L. / Azrael, D. / Miller, M. / Hemenway, D.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- J Trauma
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Legislation and Policy, State
- Keywords:
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Accident Prevention/ legislation & jurisprudence, Adolescent, Adult, Child Welfare/ legislation & jurisprudence, Cross-Sectional Studies
The authors used data from the National Center for Health Statistics mortality files from 1979-2000 in an analysis of the effect of Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws on unintentional firearm death rates...
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+ Risky Behavior, Juveniles, Guns, and Unintentional Firearms Fatalities
- Author:
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Ruddell R / Mays GL / Risky Behavior
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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accidental death, child access prevention legislation, firearms legislation, unintentional firearms fatalities
The authors examined the association between risky behaviors and unintentional firearms fatalities among juveniles in this state-level study. The authors found tha accidental firearms deaths were associated...
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+ Current trends in youth suicide and firearms regulations
- Author:
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Cheung, A. H. / Dewa, C. S.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Can J Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Canada, Death Certificates, Suicide/ statistics & numerical data/trends
The authors analyzed death certificate records and data from Statistics Canada for Canadian youth ages 15-19 who committed suicide in order to examine trends in youth suicide from 1979-1999 and the impact...
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+ The Baltimore Youth Ammunition Initiative: A Model Application of Local Public Health Authority in Preventing Gun Violence
- Author:
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Lewin, Nancy L. / Vernick, Jon S. / Beilenson, Peter L. / Mair, Julie S. / Lindamood, Melisa M. / Teret, Stephen P. / Webster, Daniel W.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Legislation and Policy, Local, Public Health, Supply
- Keywords:
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AMMUNITION, BALTIMORE, Maryland, PUBLIC health, YOUTH & violence
In 2002, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore Police Department, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research launched the Youth Ammunition Initiative, a program designed to...
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+ Suicide in children and adolescents - A 10-year retrospective review
- Author:
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Shaw, D. / Fernandes, J. R. / Rao, C.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, Suicide
The purpose of this article was to describe youth suicides (people less than 20 years old) in the area served by the Hamilton Regional Forensic Pathology Unit (Hamilton, Ontario; Canada), that occurred...
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+ Successful public policy change in California: firearms and youth resources
- Author:
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Wallack, L. / Winett, L. / Lee, A.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Public Health Policy
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Legislation and Policy, Local, Prevention, State
- Keywords:
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California, Child, Legislation & jurisprudence, Public Policy, Violence prevention
In the early 1990s, the U.S. – and California in particular – saw unprecedented rates of gun violence and homicide. This led to the founding of the California Foundation, one component of which was the...
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+ Firearms legislation and reductions in firearm-related suicide deaths in New Zealand
- Author:
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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
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide
- Keywords:
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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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+ Granny, (don't) get your gun: competency issues in gun ownership by older adults
- Author:
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Greene, E. / Bornstein, B. H. / Dietrich, H.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Behav Sci Law
- Topics:
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Age Group, Legislation and Policy, Mental Health, Ownership, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Aged, Dementia, aggression
The authors make the case that gun ownership among older adults may pose a significant risk given the aging of the U.S. population and the prevalence of functional and cognitive decline, including dementia,...
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+ Gun-control legislation and the impact on suicide
- Author:
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Leenaars, A. A.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Crisis-the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, International, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, Suicide
- Keywords:
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GUN control
The author examines the efficacy of gun control laws in reducing suicide via restricting access to lethal means in a suicidal individual’s environment. Controlling for various socioeconomic factors, gun...
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