+ A game theoretic analysis of interactions between law abiding citizens and criminals with respect to ownership of guns
- Author:
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Correa, Hector
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Crime, Ownership, Self-defense Gun Use/Deterrence
- Keywords:
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CRIMINALS, EQUILIBRIUM, FIREARMS ownership, GAME theory, SOCIETIES
The author conducted a theoretical analysis of interactions between law abiding citizens (LACs) and criminals, assuming these are mutually exclusive categories. LACs will increase their ownership of guns...
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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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+ Firearms in US homes as a risk factor for unintentional gunshot fatality
- Author:
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Wiebe, Douglas J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Ownership, Public Health, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Injury, household firearm, risk factor, risk of death
In this matched case-control study, the author examined the association between relative risk of death by an unintentional gunshot and having firearms in the home, using data from the National Mortality...
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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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+ The Association Between Presence of Children in the Home and Firearm-Ownership and -Storage Practices
- Author:
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Connor, Susan M.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, State, Storage, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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CHILDREN -- Wounds & injuries, FIREARMS accidents, HOUSEHOLDS, OHIO, Safety
522 responses to randomized telephone surveys of urban and rural households in northeast Ohio served as the basis for an examination of the influence of geography and presence of children younger than...
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+ Parental misperceptions about children and firearms
- Author:
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Baxley, F. / Miller, M.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, Storage
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Alabama, Child, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool
The authors surveyed 314 parents and their children at a family practice clinic in rural Alabama. Of the 201 homes that contained guns, 39% of parents who reported that their children did not know the...
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+ The gender gap among teen survey respondents: why are boys more likely to report a gun in the home than girls?
- Author:
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Cook, P. J. / Sorenson, S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Child, Family Health, Household Gun, Parent
The authors analyzed data from the California Health Interview Survey of 2001 that includes over 4,000 marital households. Both a parent and adolescent child (12-17 years old) were asked whether there...
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+ Suicide and suicide attempts in adolescents
- Author:
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Shain, B. N.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, Storage, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Treatment
This report updates the previous statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics on suicide prevention among adolescents and is intended to assist the pediatrician in the identification and management...
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+ Firearm ownership and storage patterns among families with children who receive well-child care in pediatric offices
- Author:
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DuRant, R. H. / Barkin, S. / Craig, J. A. / Weiley, V. A. / Ip, E. H. / Wasserman, R. C.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, Storage
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Behavior, Child
The authors surveyed 3745 parents of children aged 2 to 11 years who went to pediatric offices for well-child examinations in 45 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. They found that 23% of families reported...
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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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