Private Guns, Public Health

Synopsis

Guns And American Society -- The Scope Of The Gun Problem -- The Facts About Gun Ownership -- The Public Health Approach -- What Public Health Means In Practice -- The Scientific Basis Of Injury Control -- The Wrong Medicine : Good Guys And Bad Guys -- Gun-related Injury And Death -- Gun Accidents -- Suicides -- Homicides -- Other Gun-related Crimes -- Self-defense Use Of Guns -- The Myth And Reality Of Deterrence -- How Common Is Self-defense Gun Use? -- Is More Better? -- How Effective Is Self-defense Gun Use? -- Location -- Guns In The Home -- Guns In Schools -- Guns In Public. David Hemenway. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.