Why Australia has had only one mass shooting since 1996
Co.Exist,
Australia’s government banned automatic and semiautomatic guns, created a national firearms registry and made a 28-day-long…
Firearm suicides are rising in the US despite declining globally
New Scientist TV,
In the past three decades, suicides involving guns have steadily dropped around the world. While down overall in the US since…
Je twitte, donc je suis (I tweet therefore I am): Simon Chapman’s 10 years on Twitter
Croakey,
Introduction by Croakey: The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health earlier this year brought together scientists from…
More Research Indicates That Gun Control Works
CityLab,
The United States remains an outlier when it comes to gun control. When Australia witnessed a mass shooting in 1996, it almost…
There are more than 1 billion guns in the world and this is who owns them
Forum:Blog,
A look at how gun culture and legislation varies around the world, as New Zealand seeks to ban semi-automatic weapons after a…
The American public has power over the gun business – why doesn’t it use it?
Noozilla Top,
As teenagers in Parkland, Florida, dressed for the funerals of their friends – the latest victims of a mass shooting in the U.S.
A History of Violence: The U.S. Government's Relationship With Guns and the NRA
Pacific Standard. Smart Journalism. Real Solutions.,
How does sensible gun control come about when the American government is one of the gun industry's biggest benefactors?Semi-autom…
Gun Control In The US
BuzzFeed - Latest,
Yes, Mass Shootings Have Gotten Worse. Here’s Why Researchers Know So Little About Them. View Entire Post ›
A scientist’s attempt to help: Round-up of open access blogs and journal articles on gun violence
The Student Blog,
The terrorist attack on June 12, 2016 at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, is the largest mass shooting in the United States to…
Are citation rates the best way to assess the impact of research?
Research Tools,
Source: https://theconversation.com/are-citation-rates-the-best-way-to-assess-the-impact-of-research-54648…
This Senator Is Now Starring In NRA Propaganda And It Makes Very Little Sense
BuzzFeed - Latest,
Apparently, Australia is a country of “defenceless victims”. The U.S. National Rifle Association has hit back…
Shooting sprees, rampage violence: Research roundup
Journalist's Resource,
Literature review of studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting/murder incidents in the United States and abroad.The…
Mass murder, shooting sprees and rampage violence: Research roundup
Journalist's Resource,
Literature review of studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting/murder incidents in the United States and abroad. The…
Learning from the experience of gun control in Australia
Injury Prevention: Editor's Blog,
Simon Chapman points out that his 2006 paper in Injury Prevention “Australia’s 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm…
Gun Control Debate with Mark, Pt. 2
Built on Facts,
This post is political. As always, physics readers who don’t care about politics are encouraged to skip it. I’ve got an actual…
Gun Control Debate with Mark, Pt. 2
Built on Facts,
Gun Control Debate with Mark, Pt.
Gun Control Part II: My response to Matt Springer
denialism blog,
I was curious to see what kind of defense Matt would put on against my suggestion of additional regulations to address the…
Gun Control: Searching Down Under for Change to Believe In
Talking back,
Barack Obama talked on Sunday night about how the children who died in Newtown could have been from Anytown America. His words…
On guns: the facts, the reasons
Rationally Speaking,
www.bloomberg.comby Massimo PigliucciI've wanted to write about the always highly contentious topic of guns for a long time (RS…
Some Thoughts on Sandy Hook
NeuroLogica Blog,
I received an automated message on Sunday that there will be enhanced security at my daughter’s elementary school. The doors to…
Everything you need to know about the assault weapons ban, in one post
Ezra Klein,
When Adam Lanza shot 26 people in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, police say he largely relied on a Bushmaster AR-15 "ass…
What would 'meaningful action' on gun control look like?
Ezra Klein,
In his national address late Friday, President Obama promised "meaningful action" in the wake of the Newton school shooting.
Psychedelic nano-art in oils and ferrofluids
Short Sharp Science,
Jacob Aron, technology reporter(Image: Fabian Oefner)THIS psychedelic landscape ain't your daddy's watercolours. For one thing…