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Regulation and oversight of gun sales reduces trafficking to criminals
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Comprehensive regulation of gun sellers appears to reduce the trafficking of guns to criminals, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Firearms industry should bear financial liability for homicides involving handguns
Mar 18, 2008 |
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George Nation, professor of law and business at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., argues in the April issue of the Baylor Law Review that manufacturers of guns should be required to bear vicarious financial liability for ...
Report exposes loopholes in gun-control laws
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Sep 03, 2009 |
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Gun shows and the lack of uniform gun-control laws provide easy access to guns that can be used for criminal purposes, according to a new report released today from the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research ...
New research analyzes issues in immigration law
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Nov 17, 2009 |
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University of Miami Law Professor Rebecca A. Sharpless has recently authored a research paper titled, "Toward a True Elements Test: Taylor and the Categorical Analysis of Crimes in Immigration Law."
Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The ...
National anti-gun violence program largely successful, study finds
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Project Safe Neighborhoods - a community-based policing effort launched in 2001 - has been largely successful in its goal of reducing violent crime, according to an analysis by Michigan State University, the national research ...
Novel effort in Minnesota seeks ISP gambling block
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Minnesota officials are trying a novel tactic to block online gambling sites - using a federal law that enables restrictions on phone calls used for wagering.
NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology
Jun 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead ...
Feds to stop prosecuting medical marijuana users (Update)
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Oct 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by ...
First study of gun shows California laws reduce illegal gun purchases
Jun 12, 2007 |
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The potential for gun shows to serve as places where criminals obtain firearms can be curbed through increased regulation without adversely affecting attendance or business, according to a pioneering study published this ...
New US law helps ill students keep health coverage
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal law inspired by a New Hampshire woman's courage and enacted through her mother's determination took effect Friday, sparing seriously ill or injured college students from having to choose ...
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