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Private guns, public health / David Hemenway.
| Author/creator | Hemenway, David, 1945- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xiv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-300) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003024583 |
| ISBN | 0472114050 (cloth : alk. paper) |