Articles tagged with Gun Violence
A review of federal, state, and local gun laws found no conclusive evidence that these laws reduce gun-related deaths or violent crimes. Poor data, underreporting, and jurisdictional issues hindered the research, leading to a lack of knowledge about the effectiveness of current laws.
A study found that storing household guns locked, unloaded, or separate from ammunition significantly reduces the risk of unintentional and self-inflicted firearm injuries among adolescents and children. The study suggests that locking firearms and ammunition is an effective way to prevent access by youth.
The study found that rural counties had over 1.5 times the rate of gun suicides compared to urban counties, while urban areas experienced almost twice the gun homicide rate of rural counties. Gun suicides have outpaced gun homicides in the US, accounting for over half of all firearm deaths.
State gun safe storage laws, which require gun owners to lock up their guns, were associated with a 8.3% decrease in suicide rates among 14- to 17-year-olds. The study found that these laws may have prevented 333 suicides among this age group between 1989 and 2001.
A study analyzing data from Chicago's youth between ages 9-19 found that teenagers living in safer neighborhoods were significantly less likely to carry concealed firearms compared to those in more disordered areas. The research suggests that decreasing community violence and disorder can positively impact youth gun carrying behavior.
A four-year study assesses pediatricians' ability to change parents' behaviors and prevent violence. The study measures media exposure, gun storage, and communication between parents and healthcare providers.
A team of University of Florida engineering students designed and built a crayon-sized sensor that can be fired from a paintball gun to detect explosives. The sensor was part of a government- and corporate-supported research program, and Lockheed Martin plans to refine and produce it for potential use in Iraq.
A study of 5,800 California adolescents found that gun threats were more common than self-defense instances, with most threats coming from other teenagers. The research suggests that gun use for self-defense often involves hostile interactions between teens with weapons.
A study found that people with a gun in their home are almost twice as likely to die in a gun-related homicide and 16 times more likely to use a gun to commit suicide than those without. Handguns account for most domestic homicides and suicides, highlighting the dangers of gun ownership.
A study of 216 cases found that 74% resulted from mishandling and 32% from potential deficiencies in firearm design. Researchers propose promoting safe storage and handling, as well as requiring safety features in new handguns to prevent unintentional shootings.
A study found that law enforcement officers encourage the public to use gun locks to make stored guns less dangerous, but they don't seem to like using the locks themselves. Only half of the officers who received free keyed cable gun locks accepted them, and two-thirds of those who did later reported not using the locks.
A new study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that states with mandatory licensing and registration of handguns reduce the number of crime guns sold by in-state dealers. Cities with stricter gun laws have lower rates of crime guns sold outside the state, supporting the benefits of comprehensive handgun sales laws.