+ A Year after Columbine Public Looks To Parents More Than Schools to Prevent Violence
- Author:
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Non-journal
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Public Opinion, Students, U.S. / National.
- Keywords:
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Child safety, GUN control, Legislation, elementary school education, national surveys, parent responsibility, parents, public opinion, school safety, schools, telephone surveys, violence
A total of 1000 adults nationwide, including 283 parents of children aged 5 to 17 years, were interviewed by telephone from April 12 to16, 2000, one year after a high school shooting in Littleton, Colorado,...
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+ Taking guns from batterers - Public support and policy implications
- Author:
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Sorenson, Susan B.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Evaluation Review
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gun Carrying, Public Opinion, State
- Keywords:
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Batterers, California, Gun removal, SURVEYS
A statewide sample of 522 adult residents in California was surveyed to examine public sentiment about the removal of firearms in the absence of a restraining order or misdemeanor conviction following...
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+ Guns Under Fire
- Author:
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Heyboer K / Rosen J
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- American Journalism Review
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, International, Legislation and Policy, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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Gun carrying, journalist, neutrality, war zone
The author reports the different perspectives of the debate within journalistic circles about the effects of journalists arming themselves during assignments in dangerous areas. Journalistic tradition...
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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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+ National attitudes concerning gun carrying in the United States
- Author:
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Hemenway, D. / Azrael, D. / Miller, M.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Inj Prev
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Public Opinion, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Gun carrying, Public Opinion, Safety, Survey
The authors use data from two national surveys to assess public opinion about civilian gun carrying. The first survey (conducted in 1996) asked respondents whether they would feel more or less safe if...
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