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Private guns, public health

Each day in the US, guns are used to kill almost 90 people, and wound nearly 300 more. Hemenway examines the gun control issue from the perspective of public health and consumer safety, and puzzles over the lack of public outcry engendered by these appalling statistics.
Print Book, English, 2006
1st pbk. ed View all formats and editions
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 2006
xiv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780472031627, 0472031627
1001836960
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
Originally published in hardcover by University of Michigan Press in 2004