The authors reviewed cases in the Medical Examiners’ Offices in Kentucky of self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head from Russian roulette. Of the 24 incidents, most (79.2%) were white, and all were... read more >

Using data from the California Health Interview Survey, this article describes the prevalence of hunting and target shooting among California adolescents (ages 12-17 years). Twenty-two percent reported... read more >

The authors compared the effectiveness of the concentration period in shooting between marksmen and pentathletes. They observed the same autonomic nervous system patterns during concentrating on the target,... read more >

The authors analyze the gun advertisements appearing in a 2002 issue of 27 firearm magazines. Principal themes were the gun’s attributes (e.g., high quality, accurate, reliable), followed by a focus... read more >

In this study, a video on gun safety practices was shown to 175 individuals in 7 hunter safety classes. The impact of the video was evaluated by comparing the responses of this group to questions on firearm... read more >

The authors describe the effect of a radio public service announcement that aired 340 times on three Michigan radio stations and focused on the risk to children from unlocked and loaded guns, which prompted... read more >

Three different experiments were conducted to examine the relationship between the presence of guns and aggression in hunters versus nonhunters. For all three experiments, participants were male undergraduate... read more >