02332nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10371922 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070516s2006 miua sb s000 0 eng 2007275405 0472031627 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647888968 n-us--- RD96.3 .H45 2006eb 617.1/450973 22 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 United States Prevention. Firearms Law and legislation United States. Gun control United States. Medical policy United States. Firearms ownership United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10371922 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 98130 98130