News tagged with gun possession
Yale study concludes public apathy over climate change unrelated to science literacy
Are members of the public divided about climate change because they don't understand the science behind it? If Americans knew more basic science and were more proficient in technical reasoning, would public consensus match ...
May 27, 2012 |
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Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Standing up to fight: Does it explain why we walk upright, why women like tall men?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Utah study shows that men hit harder when they stand on two legs than when they are on all fours, and when hitting downward rather than upward, giving tall, upright males a ...
May 18, 2011 |
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Strange valentines: Some customers literally 'in love' with possessions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Do you know anyone who seems obsessed with a car, gun or other prized possession? Just in time for Valentine’s Day, new research from the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU shows that a person may ...
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Feb 08, 2011 |
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Genome sequenced: Orangutan DNA more diverse than human's, remarkably stable through the ages (w/ Video)
Among great apes, orangutans are humans' most distant cousins. These tree dwellers sport a coat of fine reddish hair and have long been endangered in their native habitats in the rainforests of Sumatra and ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Love-smitten consumers will do anything for their cars and guns
The way people treat their possessions looks like love, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Facebook helps Philippine cops nab murder suspect
(AP) -- Philippine police tracked down a suspect in a series of grisly robberies and killings with the help of his Facebook account, officials said Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Gun buyers with criminal record likely to offend: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new UC Davis Health System study finds that handgun buyers, if they have any prior criminal record, go on to commit felonies and violent misdemeanor crimes at much higher rates than law-abiding gun owners ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 19, 2010 |
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Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities
Kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...
Oct 29, 2009 |
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High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV
(AP) -- When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Accused credit card hacker lived large in Miami
(AP) -- Nestled near a row of sultry, silvery-green palm trees and a 205-foot-long infinity pool, room 1508 at the National Hotel on South Beach is a portrait of Art Deco luxury. It is also where, on May 7, 2008, federal ...
Aug 20, 2009 |
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US guns fuel Canada and Mexico crimes, UK gun crime remains rare
Guns smuggled from the US arm criminals in Canada and Mexico, contributing to a higher murder rate in Canada and more intense drug crime conflict near the Mexican border, according to a study published today in a special ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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