+ Children and firearms in the home: a Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network (SOAR-Net) study
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Forbis, S. G. / McAllister, T. R. / Monk, S. M. / Schlorman, C. A. / Stolfi, A. / Pascoe, J. M.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- J Am Board Fam Med
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Ownership, Prevention, Public Opinion, State, Storage
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, OHIO, Physician
Twenty-four percent of parents, responding to a survey in pediatricians’ offices in Southwestern Ohio, reported having at least one gun at home, and 52% (48% of non-gun owners and 66% of gun owners) reported...
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+ Public Opinion about Guns in the Home
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Kellermann, A.L. / Fuqua-Whitley, D. S. / Sampson, T.R. / Lindenmann, W.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Local, Ownership, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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COUNSELING, Firearms, Survey, education
The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of gun ownership, acquisition, and transfer; assess gun storage practices; and compare the opinions of firearm owning and non-owning adults...
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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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+ Parents' perceptions of causes of and solutions for school violence: implications for policy
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Bliss, M. J. / Emshoff, J. / Buck, C. A. / Cook, S. L.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- J Prim Prev
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Public Opinion, Storage, Students, Supply
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Behavior/ psychology, Firearms/ legislation & jurisprudence
In metropolitan Atlanta, interviewers questioned 202 parents of children in grades 1-12 about school violence, parental behavior, and gun ownership. Of the respondents, 94 indicated that they owned a...
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+ Putting the gun control debate in social perspective
- Author:
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Chemerinsky E
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Fordham Law Review
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Public Opinion, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Constitution, Firearms, Second Amendment, rights
The author reviews and contrasts some of the common, and competing, arguments put forth by liberal and conservative regarding the Second Amendment. Generally, liberal individuals will defend the individual...
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+ The Evolving Gun Culture in America
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Utter, G.H / True, J.L.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Journal of American and Comparative Cultures
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Public Health, Public Opinion, Social Science, U.S. / National
- Keywords:
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Gun culture, pro-control forces, pro-gun forces
The authors examine the arguments for and against the control of firearms in the U.S. and noted how pro-gun control and anti-gun control groups have always disagreed with each other, with each group claiming...
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+ Individualism and collectivism in America: The case of gun ownership and attitudes toward gun control
- Author:
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Celinska, K.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Sociological Perspectives
- Topics:
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Ownership, Public Opinion, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Attitude, Collectivism, Individualism
Using data from the 1972-1998 General Social Survey – a national survey of households – the authors examined whether the widespread gun ownership in the United States and prevailing positive attitudes...
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+ Storage of household firearms: an examination of the attitudes and beliefs of married women with children
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Johnson RM / Runyan CW / Coyne-Beasley T / Lewis MA / Bowling JM
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Health Educ Res
- Topics:
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Ownership, Public Opinion, Storage, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Adult, Health Knowledge, Middle Aged, Mothers, Safety
The authors examine factors associated with safe storage of firearms among married women, with children, who have firearms in their homes. Data come from a national telephone survey. 185 women met criteria...
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