THE PRESENCE OF A HOUSEHOLD firearm is associated with an increased risk of suicide among adults and adolescents. In a study of suicide attempters and completers, investigators found that 75% of the guns were stored in the residence of the victim, friend, or relative. The public health importance of household firearms is a function both of the relative risk of exposure and the prevalence of fir...

The gun death rates in New Zealand from suicide and homicide are considerably higher than in Australia. In 2005, these gun death rates per 100,000 people were .91 in Australia 1,2,3 and 1.3 in New Zealand.4 Are the higher death rates in New Zealand a result of your country’s relatively relaxed laws in relation to gun ownership? Apart from exceptions such as pistols, military-style semi automati...

Firearms account for a substantial proportion of external causes of death, injury, and disability across the world. Legislation to regulate firearms has often been passed with the intent of reducing problems related to their use. However, lack of clarity around which interventions are effective remains a major challenge for policy development. Aiming to meet this challenge, we systematically re...

National surveys have reported information on firearm ownership and storage practices, but primary care physicians question whether such information can be generalized to their communities and the patient populations they serve. In this study, an anonymous survey was distributed to 100 consecutive patients in 11 primary care clinics throughout Wisconsin. Demographic information and information ...

Acknowledgements The TriggerPro pilot project evaluation was made possible by the cooperation of many individuals and organizations. CCJR wishes to extend its highest appreciation to the following persons for their willingness to supply data and helpful advice in understanding and interpreting the often complicated aspects of forensic DNA and fingerprint analysis: Mr. In addition, CCJR extends ...

The objective of this article is to review the historiography relationship between migration and firearms technologies in early modern Islamic World. By examining historiographical debates on role societies, we will look at place migrants historical literature firearms. During colonial period, shifted from alleged conservatism societies regarding firearm their respective agencies diffusion worl...

Problems with regulating the trafficking of weapons and ammunition emerged in Ukraine after collapse Soviet Union. The military left behind a large number small arms, light ammunition, much which did not have proper (in some cases any whatsoever) inventory control accounting. purpose study is to find best models criminal liability for illicit manufacturing firearms Ukraine, its parts components...