+ 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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+ Australia's 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings
- Author:
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Chapman, S. / Alpers, P. / Agho, K. / Jones, M.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Legislation and Policy, Suicide
- Keywords:
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ACCIDENTS -- Prevention, MORTALITY -- Statistics, MULTIVARIATE analysis, OUTCOME assessment (Medical care), SAFETY education
Data from the Australian National Injury Surveillance Unit on unintentional and intentional death caused by firearms for the years 1979-2003 was analyzed in an investigation of the impact of 1996 gun...
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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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+ Reductions In Firearm-Related Mortality And Hospitalizations In Brazil After Gun Control
- Author:
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de Souza, Maria de Fátima Marinho / Macinko, James / Alencar, Airlane Pereira / Malta, Deborah Carvalho / de Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Health Affairs
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Brazil, GUN control
In October 2003, Brazil passed laws making it illegal to own unregistered guns, to carry guns outside one’s home or business, to sell guns without a background check, and to buy a gun before the age of...
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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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+ Factors associated with state variations in homicide, suicide, and unintentional firearm deaths
- Author:
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Price JH / Thompson AJ / Dake JA
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- J Community Health
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Suicide, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Gun ownership, Mortality, WISQUAR, cross-sectional, state
In this cross-sectional study, the authors explored the association between 16 contextual variables with the occurrence of homicide, suicide, and unintentional firearm deaths, using data from 1999 for...
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+ Unintentional Gun Injuries, Firearm Design, and Prevention: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and What Can Be Done
- Author:
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Frattaroli, S. / Webster, D. W. / Teret, S. P.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- J Urban Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Gun Carrying, Legislation and Policy, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Accident Prevention, Adolescent, Equipment Design, Safety, UNITED States
The authors reviewed historical trends and the current state of unintentional firearm injury and mortality. They described the demographics of gun ownership and the access to firearms by different groups...
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+ Firearm Availability and Unintentional Firearm Deaths, Suicide, and Homicide among 5-14 Year Olds
- Author:
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Miller, M. / Azrael, D. / Hemenway, D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- J Trauma
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, State, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Firearms, Suicide, UNITED States
The authors examined pooled cross-sectional time-series data from 1988 to 1997 to assess the association between the rate of violent death among 5-14 year olds and four proxies of firearm availability...
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+ Reducing gun carrying by youth
- Author:
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Ash, P. / Kellerman, A. L.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Gun carrying, HOMICIDE
The author reviewed measures aimed at reducing gun carrying and gun-related deaths among teenagers that have been particularly effective in American schools and some jurisdictions in the country. These...
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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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