The authors report findings from a primary prevention program that trained paramedics to conduct home safety surveys, provide family safety education, and identify common pediatric injury risks in the... read more >

The authors developed and tested a seven-question gun questionnaire asking about gun accessibility, ownership and usage from a much longer gun survey and compared the reliability of the two versions to... read more >

The firearms statutes of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico were surveyed from late 2001 through February 2005. Particular attention was paid to the legal access to firearms by... read more >

The authors examined the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on morbidity and mortality across generations, using SES and health data from a random selection of 2500 physicians from each of the last... read more >

The authors critique the argument that restricting access to small arms and light weapons will prevent nearly half a million deaths worldwide annually. They suggest that obtaining an accurate number of... read more >

Suicide mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System were used to explore whether recent declines in household firearm prevalence... read more >

The authors examined the 336 firearm suicides occurring in California in 1997–1999 among persons under age 21. Data regarding the firearm owner and the suicide victim were obtained by comparing data from... read more >