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Red flag laws may prevent more suicides than mass shootings
Before her brother took his own life, Mary Miller-Strobel said she and her father begged every store in town that sold firearms to turn him away.
Apr 12, 2018
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US rate for gun deaths is up for the second straight year
The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change, a government report shows.
Nov 3, 2017
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Gun deaths, injuries in California spike following Nevada gun shows
When gun shows are held in Nevada, gun-related deaths and injuries spike across the state line in California for at least the next two weeks. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, examined ...
Oct 23, 2017
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Shootings kill or injure at least 19 US children each day
Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence.
Jun 19, 2017
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Is gun violence a public health issue?
The national debate surrounding firearms violence is a fiercely contentious political topic that pits policymakers against one another and rarely sees compromise. Hala Madanat wants to change that. The San Diego State University ...
Feb 1, 2017
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Research on US gun violence still a low priority, study finds
(HealthDay)—Even though the United States has the highest death rate from firearms of any developed country, gun violence gets short shrift in government research compared to other leading causes of death, a new study reveals.
Jan 3, 2017
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New CDC data understate accidental shooting deaths of kids
Government statistics released this week claiming that 77 minors in the U.S. were killed by unintentional gun discharges last year significantly understate the scope of an enduring public health problem.
Dec 9, 2016
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Nearly every American will know a victim of gun violence, study finds
Nearly all Americans are likely to know a victim of gun violence within their social networks during their lifetime, indicating that citizens are "closer to gun violence than they perceive," according to a new study by researchers ...
Nov 1, 2016
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Reverse US funding freeze on research into gun violence, say experts
A ban on federal funding of research into gun violence initiated by Congress in 1997 must be overturned to improve understanding of gun use and how best to control it, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Feb 10, 2016
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Almost one in three US adults owns at least one gun
Almost one in three US adults owns at least one gun, and they are predominantly white married men over the age of 55, reveals research published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Jun 29, 2015
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