Characteristics of Firearms Involved in Fatalities

Hargarten, Stephen W.; Karlson, Trudy A.; O’Brien, Mallory; Hancock, Jerry; Quebbeman, Edward J.

doi:10.1001/jama.1996.03530250046025

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“…Only 43 LEO homicides were perpetrated with small calibre handguns such as 0.22 or 0.25 models. Although these small handguns used to be commonly used in homicides,22 legislation targeting the manufacture of these small guns, referred to as ‘Saturday Night Specials’, or ‘junk guns’, can reduce their use in all homicides 23. Although such laws have been successful in reducing gun deaths, analysis of firearm legislation points to the liberalisation of state regulations in regards to obtaining firearms 24…”

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Occupational homicide of law enforcement officers in the US, 1996–2010

Swedler¹,

Kercher

Simmons

et al. 2013

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Occupational homicide of law enforcement officers in the US, 1996–2010

Swedler¹,

Kercher

Simmons

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“…22 In contrast, handguns accounted for 70-90% of all fatal firearm injuries in the US. [23][24][25] Differences in CFRs for natural/environmental injuries merit exploration. NZ and US geographies are very different and a greater proportion of the NZ population lives rurally.…”

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Comparison of injury case fatality rates in the United States and New Zealand

Spicer

Miller²,

Langley³

et al. 2005

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Objective: To compare injury case fatality rates in the United States (US) with New Zealand (NZ) to guide future information collection, research, and evaluation. Design: Using NZ (1992-96) and US (1996-98) mortality censuses, NZ national 1992-96 hospital discharge censuses, and US 1996-98 National Hospital Discharge Survey data, the authors compared case fatality rates by mechanism and intent of injury and age group. The analysis was restricted to severe injuries (AIS>3). Subjects: NZ (1992-96) and US (1996-98) populations. Main outcome measures: Ratio of case fatality rates in NZ versus the US (RCFR (NZ:US) ). Results: Overall, among cases meeting the study criteria, unintentional injuries were 1.57 times more likely fatal in NZ and intentional assault injuries were 1.14 times more likely to be fatal in the US. Firearms were involved in 50% of US assaults versus 8% of NZ assaults. By mechanism, cutting/piercing injuries were 1.86, firearm injuries were 1.41, and motor vehicle injuries were 1.44 times more to be likely fatal in NZ. Natural/environmental injuries (RCFR NZ:US = 0.57), unintentional poisonings (RCFR NZ:US = 0.26), and unintentional suffocations (RCFR NZ:US = 0.67) were significantly more likely to be fatal in the US. Conclusions: Possible reasons for the observed results include: differences in geography and proportion of population in rural areas, trauma system differences, road design and vehicle types, seat belt use, larger role of firearms in US assaults, coding practices, policies, and environmental factors. Disparities evoke hypotheses to test in future research that will guide priority setting and intervention.

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“…We sought to describe the latter burden and to compare it with the USA, with a view to identifying Results Table 1 presents the deaths according to major injury groupings by age group. The age specific rates follow a J shaped distribution, with high rates in the first year of life followed by a decline to the lowest rate among [5][6][7][8][9] year olds, a marginally higher rate among 10 -14 year olds, and a dramatic rise among those in the 15-19 age group.…”

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confidence: 99%