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Use of extreme risk protection orders to reduce gun violence in Oregon

by Shannon | Sep 29, 2022

Research Summary We examined petition and respondent characteristics from extreme risk protection order (ERPO) cases in Oregon for the 15 months after implementation (n = 93). Most petitions were filed by law enforcement (65%) a were more likely to be granted than...

Suicide and Homicide in North Carolina: Initial Findings From the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, 2004-2007

by admin | Sep 1, 2022

Background Research concerning suicide and homicide in North Carolina is needed so that medical providers and others who develop and implement preventive and therapeutic interventions related to violence have an empirical base from which to work. Methods North...

Australian Firearm Related Deaths: New Findings and Implications for Crime Prevention and Health Policies following Revisions to Official Death Count Data

by admin | Sep 1, 2022

Legislative interventions to address firearms misuse have received international attention in both crime prevention and public health and safety discourse. In 1996, Australian firearms legislation was tightened significantly, providing a ‘natural experimental...

Retrospective Study of Autopsied Firearm Fatalities Over Period of Five Years

by admin | Sep 1, 2022

Present retrospective study is undertaken to observe the pattern of firearm injuries in relation with the wound characteristics, manner of death and type of firearms with their range of infliction. The study sample included seventy firearm fatalities presented to the...

What Is Safe Household Firearm Storage to Prevent Deaths Among US Youths?-Reply

by admin | Sep 1, 2022

In Reply We thank Brown for offering commentary on our study estimating the reduction in youth firearm suicide and unintentional firearm mortality that would result if more adults in households with youths stored household guns locked.1 We wholeheartedly agree with...

Use of extreme risk protection orders to reduce gun violence in Oregon

Suicide and Homicide in North Carolina: Initial Findings From the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, 2004-2007

Australian Firearm Related Deaths: New Findings and Implications for Crime Prevention and Health Policies following Revisions to Official Death Count Data

Retrospective Study of Autopsied Firearm Fatalities Over Period of Five Years

What Is Safe Household Firearm Storage to Prevent Deaths Among US Youths?-Reply

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