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The Cost of Firearm Violence

Firearm injuries cost $174 billion in the United States in 2010 and the government's firearm injury bill alone exceeded $12 billion. PIRE researcher Ted Miller estimates annual firearm injury costs average $645 per gun in America. The costs include medical and mental health care costs, criminal justice costs, wage losses, and the value of pain, suffering and lost quality of life.

Focus on Firearm Safety: Resource Guide 2013

The Children’s Safety Network (CSN) has compiled this resource guide on Firearm Safety and Firearm Violence Prevention to provide state Maternal and Child Health and Injury and Violence Prevention programs with a summary of what is available in the area of firearm safety and prevention.

Take the High Road to Snowmobile Safety | AAP News

Snowmobiles can reach speeds of over 100 mph, making them dangerous for drivers and passengers. The leading cause of injury and death from snowmobiles is from head trauma, which can occur when snowmobiles collide, fall or tip over.

New Study: Teen Driver Deaths Increase in 2012 | Governors Highway Safety Association

A report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that the number of 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths in passenger vehicles increased dramatically for the first six months of 2012, based on preliminary data supplied by all 50 states and DC.

New Jersey's License Plate Decal Requirement for Graduated Driver Licenses

New Jersey's License Plate Decal Requirement for Graduated Driver Licenses: Attitudes of Parents and Teenagers, Observed Decal Use, and Citations for Teenage Driving Violations discusses the NJ law requiring teens with learner's permits to display reflective decals on the license plates when they drive.

Cost of Firearm Violence

Firearm Safety Resource Guide

Snowmobile Safety Tips from AAP

Teen Driver Deaths Increase in 2012

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