BACKGROUND Gun possession by high-risk individuals presents a serious threat to public safety. U.S. federal law establishes minimum criteria for legal purchase and possession of firearms; many states have laws disqualifying additional categories for illegal possession. METHODS We used data from a national survey of state prison inmates to calculate: 1) the proportion of offenders, incarcerate...

Objectives—One way law enforcement oYcers support firearm safety is by promoting the use of gun locks. This investigation examined law enforcement oYcers’ willingness to use gun locks on their own guns, as well as their opinions regarding gun locks in general. Setting—Law enforcement oYcers from an urban agency in the southern region of the United States. Methods—Free keyed cable gun locks were...

BACKGROUND Gun theft is an important source of guns used by criminals. Yet no empirical work has focused on the characteristics of gun owners that distinguish those who have had their guns stolen from those who have not. In this study, we examine the demographics and behavioral characteristics of gun owners who report having had a gun stolen. METHODS Data come from a nationally representative...

BACKGROUND Currently the standard femoral cementing technique requires cement injection gun to deliver bone cement into the femoral canal. The standard cement gun is expensive and must be imported. There is no previous study about the use of a household caulking gun for femoral cementation. OBJECTIVE To compare the radiographic quality of cementing technique in proximal femur between using st...

Editor’s note: One in three U.S. households contains at least one firearm. Gun owners cite two main reasons for having a gun: hunting and self-protection. A majority of handgun owners believe that they are protecting their homes and families against violent assaults. But in a country where the majority of homicides and suicides involve a gun, it is reasonable to question whether access to a gun...

Discussions about gun policy reflect a growing willingness to treat gun violence as a public health issue. We emphatically support this movement and add our voices to the growing chorus of physicians calling for more stringent gun control. Mental illness has figured prominently in the public dialogue, and we are concerned about its conflation with gun violence in both the popular press and the ...

This study examines Americans' preferences regarding smart guns. The study builds on prior research by including previously unexamined factors, specifically victimization and comfort sharing gun ownership status with a doctor. Further, this study examines differences in preference patterns among gun owners and non-owners. Data were obtained from a nationwide online survey with 524 respondents i...

Particle-mediated (gene gun) in vivo delivery of the murine interleukin 12 (IL-12) gene in an expression plasmid was evaluated for antitumor activity. Transfer of IL-12 cDNA into epidermal cells overlying an implanted intradermal tumor resulted in detectable levels (266.0 +/- 27.8 pg) of the transgenic protein at the skin tissue treatment site. Despite these low levels of transgenic IL-12, comp...

To know the infection status of zoonotic trematode metacercariae in brackish water fish, we surveyed mullets collected from 18 coastal areas in the Republic of Korea. The metacercariae of Pygidiopsis summa were detected in 236 (68.2%) out of 346 mullets examined. They were found in mullets from 15 areas except for those from Boseong-gun (Jeollanam-do), Pohang-si, and Uljin-gun (Gyeongsangbuk-do...