TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hemenway,David
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Private guns, public health
AV  - RD96.3 .H45 2006eb
U1  - 617.1/450973 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Ann Arbor
PB  - University of Michigan Press
KW  - Gunshot wounds
KW  - United States
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Firearms
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Gun control
KW  - Medical policy
KW  - Firearms ownership
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10371922
ER  -