Planting in Fertile Soil: The National Rifle Association and State Firearms Legislation*
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DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12423
Abstract: Objective Are increases in citizen demand for guns a boon to advocates of firearms deregulation? We examine this question via state firearms legislation approved between 2009 and 2013, a period marked both by state activism… read more here.
Keywords: state; national rifle; firearms legislation; rifle association ... See more keywords
Effect of firearms legislation on suicide and homicide in Canada from 1981 to 2016
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234457
Abstract: Canada implemented a series of laws regulating firearms including background and psychological screening, licensing, and training in the years 1991, 1994, and 2001. The effects of this legislation on suicide and homicide rates were examined… read more here.
Keywords: legislation; firearms legislation; legislation suicide; effect ... See more keywords