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America’s longstanding tradition of isolationism meant that in 1917 U.S. forces needed a lot of support from overseas allies to fight effectively.
A review of international research shows that police may well be better off without weapons.
3D printing still exists in a legal grey area. This area is slowly being defined as courts prosecute the first cases but, is current copyright and criminal law keeping up with the technology?
American attitudes toward smart guns are complex and do not necessarily follow the patterns we might expect.
Is forensic science an oxymoron? A new White House report suggests there are major issues with many of the forensic disciplines used to convict defendants of crimes in the U.S.
Latest Queensland raids suggest criminals are potentially adopting 3D printers at an industrial scale
Voters in three states approved ballot measures on firearms. So what will these new laws do?
The hyperbole about the Adler shotgun simply does not match with the facts. This is symptomatic of the generally poor quality of debate around firearm policy in Australia.
The current debate over the right to bear arms versus regulation is at a stalemate, but a new dialogue that focuses on the social burden of firearms might provide a new way forward.
Given the strict laws governing access to and types of gun allowable in the UK, how do guns get into the hands of criminals?
President Obama’s call for better electronic gun-safety systems put a spotlight on the technologies currently in the R&D pipeline that aim to make sure only authorized users can fire a gun.
America’s gun violence problem actually is producing policy reform. It’s just that most of this activity is happening on the state level and has received little attention in the national media.
South Africa’s homicide rates have declined consistently since democracy, but remain among the highest in the world. They are about four times the global average at more than 30 per 100,000 people.
It has been 10 years since British police shot and killed an innocent man in Stockwell station.
While the US still dominates global arms exports, Russia takes a close second as rising instability increases demand for the latest high-tech weaponry and surveillance gear.
Classrooms are places of genuine human engagement, debate, thought and passion. Guns undermine the openness and vulnerability necessary for learning.
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Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
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Completed PhD with the focus on 'Criminal armourers and illegal firearm supply in England and Wales', University of Brighton
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Visiting Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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