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Firearms and violence : a critical review /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice
Other Authors: Wellford, Charles F., Pepper, John, 1964-, Petrie, Carol
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Firearms and crime > United States.
Firearms and crime > Research > United States.
Firearms ownership > United States.
Violence > United States.
Violence > United States > Prevention.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Data for measuring firearms violence and ownership
  • Firearms, injury, and crime
  • Interventions aimed at illegal firearm acquisition
  • The use of guns to defend against criminals
  • Right-to-carry laws
  • Firearms and suicide
  • Firearm injury prevention programs
  • Criminal justice interventions to reduce gun violence.