The majority of U.S. gun owners support measures such as background checks, but report not vocally supporting these policies because they feel disrespected by health advocates.
Jul 28, 2020
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People who own a handgun are almost four times more likely to die by suicide than those who don't have guns, according to new research by Matt Miller, a professor of health sciences and epidemiology at Northeastern.
Jul 7, 2020
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Research out today identifies traits among high-risk adolescents associated with increased risk for gun use. Among high-risk adolescents, those with greater callous-unemotional traits were more likely to carry a gun and to ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Handgun owners are at substantially heightened risk of suicide in the years after buying their first gun, a large new study finds.
Jun 4, 2020
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The researchers say their findings, published Feb. 3 in Injury Epidemiology, suggest that adopting safety measures for rifles or shotguns may prevent suicides, particularly among young people and rural-area residents.
Feb 10, 2020
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Despite claims that owning a gun makes a person feel safer and sleep easier, gun owners don't actually sleep any better than non-gun owners, according to a new study by University of Arizona researcher Terrence Hill.
Feb 4, 2020
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While waiting for free firearm storage devices at gun safety events held in sporting goods stores across Washington, nearly 3,000 people filled out a one-page survey asking how they stored guns at home and other household ...
Jan 10, 2020
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On a spring morning near Orlando, a 17-year-old typed "I love you guys" on her Instagram page. Struggling with depression, distraught over a breakup, and fighting back tears, she walked out of class and into the empty high ...
Jan 2, 2020
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A provision to raise the U.S. minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years has been inserted into the end-of-year spending bill in Congress.
Dec 18, 2019
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Gun homicide rates in the US are associated with several social determinants of health, including income inequality, government welfare spending, trust in institutions, and social mobility, according to a new study published ...
Dec 17, 2019
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