by admin | Feb 3, 2020
Criminologists and other researchers have attempted to understand whether there is a connection between firearm prevalence and crime. Some experts have argued that prevalence of firearms increases crime, while others have argued it reduces crime. The purpose of this...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
Gun control policies must strike a balance between conserving legitimate use of handguns and reducing criminal use. Current federal law seeks to accomplish this objective by discriminating between safe and unsafe gun owners-allowing the former and prohibiting the...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
Study Objective: To describe demographics, causal factors, intent, and incident locations of serious and fatal firearm injuries among children and adolescents in Alaska, for the years 1991 through 1997. Methods: Data from the Alaska Trauma Registry plus Vital...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
The case for focusing regulatory and enforcement efforts on the illegal supply of firearms to criminals rests on the belief that a supply-side approach has the potential to reduce the use of guns in violence. The case against this focus follows from the belief that...
