Private guns, public health
Hemenway, David.
Private guns, public health [electronic resource] / David Hemenway ; with a new afterword. - Paperback ed. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2006. - xiv, 360 p. : ill.
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.
Gunshot wounds--Prevention.--United States
Firearms--Law and legislation--United States.
Gun control--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Firearms ownership--United States.
Electronic books.
RD96.3 / .H45 2006eb
617.1/450973
Private guns, public health [electronic resource] / David Hemenway ; with a new afterword. - Paperback ed. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2006. - xiv, 360 p. : ill.
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.
Gunshot wounds--Prevention.--United States
Firearms--Law and legislation--United States.
Gun control--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Firearms ownership--United States.
Electronic books.
RD96.3 / .H45 2006eb
617.1/450973