The purpose of this presentation is to provide the non-Firearms Examiner an introduction to the instrumentation typically found in the modern Firearms Unit. This will consist of an explanation of the types of measurements performed, how the data is collected, and what conclusions may be drawn from these measurements. To accomplish this, a brief description and history of the two main types of m...

BACKGROUND Despite numerous prevention initiatives, suicide remains the second leading cause of death in youth aged 10-19. One of the major prevention strategies is the introduction of restrictive firearms regulations. For example, Bill C-17 was enacted in 1991 to promote safer handling and storage of firearms through mandatory safety courses for all new gun owners. Examining the suicide rates ...

The purpose of the study is to get an idea implementation firearms use for immigration officers using empirical normative-research methods with a constitutional approach, and qualitative approach. Result research has shown that officer, civil servant investigator are examples law enforcement officer who have threat in carry out their duties. Therefore, allowed be equipped performance his duties...

Firearm injuries are a significant and preventable cause of death in Canadian youth. Adolescent and young adult males are disproportionately affected; however, firearm-related deaths occur in youth of all ages. Canada's rate of firearm ownership is lower than that of the USA, but high compared with other upper-income countries. The availability of firearms to youth is an important factor in ado...

BACKGROUND The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association recommend storing firearms unloaded and locked up to minimize the chance of injury. Although these recommendations appeal to common sense, no study has yet addressed whether firearm storage practices influence the risk of unintentional firearm injury. METHODS Negative binomial regression analyses were used to a...

Trends in completed suicide by method were analysed for Belgium between 1968-1972 and 1978-1981, using the information reported on death certificates. Around 1980, hanging was the most preferred method of suicide in both sexes, followed by firearms in males and poisoning by solid and liquid substances in females. Between 1970 and 1980, rates for all but one method (domestic gas) increased. The ...

Although safe firearm storage is a promising injury prevention strategy, many parents do not keep their firearms unloaded and locked up. Using the theory of planned behavior as a guiding conceptual framework, this study examines factors associated with safe storage among married women with children and who have firearms in their homes. Data come from a national telephone survey (n=185). We exam...

OBJECTIVE Firearm violence is a significant public health problem in the United States, and alcohol is frequently involved. This article reviews existing research on the relationships between alcohol misuse; ownership, access to, and use of firearms; and the commission of firearm violence, and discusses the policy implications of these findings. METHOD Narrative review augmented by new tabula...

Efforts to euthanise stranded cetaceans remain highly variable in their outcomes, with few field tested operational procedures available. This study sought to validate the efficacy of using modern firearms technology to euthanise small (<6m length) stranded cetaceans. Post-mortem evidence was gathered from the standardised shooting of cetacean cadavers (n = 10), representing six species, using ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the risk factors and precipitating circumstances associated with firearm suicide. METHODS Data from the restricted National Violent Death Reporting System (2003-6) for 25 491 male and female suicide decedents aged 18 and older were analysed by multiple logistic regression to estimate the relative odds of firearm use with 95% CIs. RESULTS Firearms were often used in male...