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Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms
Charles F. Wellford, John V. Pepper, and Carol V. Petrie, editors
Committee on Law and Justice
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
FIREARMS
AND VIOLENCE
A C R I T I C A L R E V I E W
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth STREET, N.W. Washington, DC 20001
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the
Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn
from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of
Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee
responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard
for appropriate balance.
This study was supported by the National Academy of Sciences and Grant No.
2000-IJ-CX-0034 from the National Institute of Justice, Grant No. 200-2000-
00629 from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Joyce Foundation
(grant not numbered), Grant No. 200-8064 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation,
and Grant No. 2001-16212 from the Packard Foundation. Any opinions, findings,
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the
author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies
that provided support for the project.