Private guns, public health [electronic resource] / David Hemenway ; with a new afterword.
By: Hemenway, David.
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BookPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2006Edition: Paperback ed.Description: xiv, 360 p. : ill.Subject(s): Gunshot wounds -- United States -- Prevention | Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States | Gun control -- United States | Medical policy -- United States | Firearms ownership -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 617.1/450973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-334).
The scope of the gun problem -- The facts about gun ownership -- What public health means in practice -- The scientific basis of injury control -- The wrong medicine: "good guys" and "bad guys" -- Gun accidents -- Suicides -- Homicides -- Other gun-related crimes -- The myth and reality of deterrence -- How common is self-defense gun use? -- Is more better? -- How effective is self-defense gun use? -- Guns in the home -- Guns in schools -- Guns in public -- Young children -- Adolescents and young adults -- Women -- African Americans -- Manufacturers -- Licensed dealers -- The unregulated market -- The second amendment -- Public opinion -- Evaluating regulation -- The wrong arguments -- Lessons from other products -- Lessons from other countries -- International effects of our permissive policies -- A brief history of firearms law -- Reasonable policies -- Public health surveillance.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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