Trends in views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA, 2022–2024: findings from a nationally representative survey by Garen J. Wintemute, Andrew Crawford, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, Veronica A. Pear

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Peculiarities of the National Police personnel participation in combat operations by I. V. Vlasenko, V. V. Fedorov, F. F. Zurov

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Legislation effectiveness on the organization of police officers’ fire and physical training in the Russian Federation by D. V. Ivanov, Yu. V. Gimazova

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Some Issues of Normative and Legal Regulation of Weapons in Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The author of the article studies the current state of legal regulation of civilian firearms turnover in Ukraine. The content of the bills that had been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at the end of 2020 was analyzed: «On the circulation of civil firearms and ammunition for them» (No. 4335), «On civilian weapons and ammunition» (No. 4335-1), «On the introduction amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code of Ukraine to implement the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On the circulation of civil firearms and ammunition for them"» (No. 4336), «On Amending the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code of Ukraine to implement the provisions Of the Law of Ukraine "On civilian weapons and ammunition"» (No. 4336-1). …”
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Current issues of normative regulation of combating illegal arms trafficking in Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The publication outlines the current state of the criminogenic situation in the field of illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives. The content of legislative initiatives to expand the scope of criminal law prohibition by establishing liability for theft, misappropriation, extortion, carrying, storage, acquisition, transfer or sale of firearms components, as well as to increase liability for illegal acquisition, transfer or sale of firearms, ammunition, explosives or explosive devices in martial law or a state of emergency is analysed. …”
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Organizational and legal measures to prevent psychosocial risks caused by the war in Ukraine by V. I. Teremetskyi, R. V. Kolodchyna

“…The risks of the use of civilian firearms by the population of Ukraine in the context of the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the first reading of the draft Law of Ukraine “On the right to civilian firearms” are considered. …”
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Methods and means of committing illegal hunting as circumstances of proof in criminal proceedings (based on case law) by K. V. Horbunova

“…The most common tools used in illegal hunting are hunting (smoothbore or firearms) weapons, nooses and nets.…”
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Sacral buildings suitable for defense purposes and their ensembles in Vilnius in the 14th-18th centuries by Linas Girlevičius

“…A few of those buildings still have architectural fragments proving that they were meant to be defended with firearms. Thus, we can conclude that quite a number of the sacral monuments of Vilnius were ready to be used for defense purposes during battles.  …”
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Objects and subjects of registration and permit-licensing procedures in the activities of the National Police by О. А. Bud

“… • A list of objects of registration and permit-licensing procedures in the activities of the National Police has been created: 1) ensuring the implementation of operations with all objects covered by the permit system (firearms, cold weapons, pneumatic weapons, ammunition for them and their components, explosive materials, potent poisonous substances of safety class I–II, pathogens of infectious diseases I–II groups of pathogenicity and toxins), the functioning of shooting ranges, hunting and sports stands, enterprises and workshops for the manufacture and repair of firearms and cold weapons, pyrotechnic workshops, material part of weapons points of study, special tools, rules for handling them and their use, stores that sell weapons and ammunition for them, organizations engaged in the sale of potent poisonous substances, and laboratories working with pathogens of infectious diseases of the I–II pathogenicity group and toxins, warehouses, bases and premises for storage and use of entities of the permit system; • The subjects of registration and permit-licensing procedures in the activities of the National Police have been defined. …”
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Psychosocial risks within prison service by Giuseppe Ferrari

“…To do so, we developed the police stress risk questionnaire–prison (PSrQ–p), a questionnaire for psychosocial risk assessment at workplace, consisting of 22 items that investigated five macro dimensions: isolation, social image, firearms license, variety of work and roles/responsibilities. …”
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Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work: Shooting Sports State Plan and Program Guidelines by Gerald (Jerry) Culen, Dale Pracht, Paula Davis, Stefanie Prevatt, Janet Psikogios

“…It discusses the 4-H Shooting Sports Program, which teaches young people the safe and responsible use of firearms, principles of archery, and hunting basics. …”
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Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work: Shooting Sports State Plan and Program Guidelines by Gerald (Jerry) Culen, Dale Pracht, Paula Davis, Stefanie Prevatt, Janet Psikogios

“…It discusses the 4-H Shooting Sports Program, which teaches young people the safe and responsible use of firearms, principles of archery, and hunting basics. …”
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The Impact of Liberalized Concealed Carry Laws on State Homicide Rates by K. Alexander Adams

“… Liberalized concealed carry laws test how firearm legislation affects crime in the US. This study analyzes the relationship between these laws, total homicide, and firearm homicide using panel data from 1980 to 2018 across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. …”
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The Impact of Liberalized Concealed Carry Laws on State Homicide Rates by K. Alexander Adams

“… Liberalized concealed carry laws test how firearm legislation affects crime in the US. This study analyzes the relationship between these laws, total homicide, and firearm homicide using panel data from 1980 to 2018 across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. …”
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Concerning orders of arms of Tula production for the Caucasian Line Cossack Host ranks in the 1840’s by Sergey V. Talantov

“…The author’s research reveals documents containing information about orders from Tula merchants and arms manufacturers for cold and firearms for the ranks of the Caucasian Line Cossack Host and the 1st Sunzhenskiy Line Cossack Regiment in the 1840s. …”
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POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATION OF STATES AND THE USE OF AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS by Berkant Akkuş

“…States' positive human rights obligations in line with the United Nations, Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, can be listed as weapon selection and the duty of precaution, the official training of law enforcement officers, procedural obligation, the right to explanation and the right not to be subject to completely automatic decisions. …”
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A Study of the Flow Field Surrounding Interacting Line Fires by Trevor Maynard, Marko Princevac, David R. Weise

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ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN KADUNA STATE: THE IMPLICATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT by Abdullahi Umar, Abubakar Abdullahi Muhammad, Awwal Muhammad Shafiu, Abdulrahim Mahmud Dogara, Amina Lawal

“…The paper suggests that the government should focus on the prevention in order to solve election violence in Kaduna State by reducing the number of firearms in the hands of unlicensed people and giving job chances to young people who are unemployed. …”
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Simultaneous Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents Associated with Higher Economic Class in the Northeast of Brazil by Arley Santos Leão, Nara Michelle Moura Soares, Eliane Cristina de Andrade Gonçalves, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva, Sara Maria Thomazzi

“…The risk behaviors measured were “low levels of physical activity,” “excessive daily TV time,” “high consumption of alcoholic beverages on a single occasion,” “involvement in fights,” “smoking cigarettes,” “carrying firearms,” and “marijuana consumption.” Information was obtained through self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Counteraction to sabotage measures on ammunition depots in the context of hybrid warfare by Ye. V. Karmannyi, M. V. Lys

“…In our study, particular attention is paid to such objects as stockpiles of ammunition, where weapons, missiles, ammunition, explosives, firearms, special means are stored. The authors of the article offer the main ways of improving and reforming the security system of these objects. …”
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