American Journal of Public Health, Volume 114, Issue 12, Page 1293-1294, December 2024.
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Renewing Assault Weapons Ban Could Have Prevented Mass Shootings
Between 1994 and 2004, the federal assault weapons ban prohibited the sale and manufacture of certain military-style semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines in the US. A study in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance now suggests that the ban not only prevented an estimated 5 public mass shootings during those 10 years, but would have averted many more between 2005 and 2022 if it had stayed in place instead of being allowed to expire.
Impact of cable lock distribution after mental health evaluation
Suicide-related presentations to pediatric emergency departments (PED) have increased in recent years. PED providers have the opportunity to reduce suicide risk by counseling on restricting access to lethal me…
Unintentional firearm injury and deaths in adolescents
Approximately 15% of pediatric firearm injuries are unintentional. While demographic characteristics of unintentional firearm injuries have been described, the relationship between injury characteristics and m…
Community violence exposure and teen parental firearm ownership
Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for U.S. adolescents. Given the prevalence of firearm ownership in the U.S., particularly among parental figures in homes with children and teens, and the relati…
Community-level factors associated with firearm violence in NC
Firearm violence is a significant public health issue. However, it is unclear if there is an association between the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and the intent of both fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries,…
A multi-state evaluation of ERPOs: a research protocol
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are civil court orders that prohibit firearm purchase and possession when someone is behaving dangerously and is at risk of harming themselves and/or others. As of June 2…
Neighborhood predictors of firearm suicide in Detroit
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing over the past two decades. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas, but a greater number of people in urban areas die by suic…
EMS data & community factors associated with firearm violence
Firearm violence is a significant public health issue. However, it is unclear if there is an association between the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and the intent of both fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries,…
Characteristics associated with injurious shootings by police
Publication date: Available online 29 October 2024
Source: Social Science & Medicine
Author(s): Julie A. Ward, Odis Johnson, Javier A. Cepeda, Dylan B. Jackson, Daniel W. Webster, Cassandra K. Crifasi