Firearm Deaths, Gun Availability, and Legal Regulatory Changes: Suggestions from the Data
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Worksheet: Firearm Availability and Unintentional Firearm Deaths
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-)
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0091-4169
DOI: 10.2307/1144246