Private Guns, Public Health
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On an average day in the United States, guns are used to kill almost eighty people and wound nearly three hundred more; yet such facts are accepted as a natural consequence of supposedly high American rates of violence. Private Guns, Public Health reveals the advantages of treating gun violence as…
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Private Guns, Public Health is a comprehensive, evidence-based review of research on the link between gun availability and mortality.
The book explains why policies are urgently needed to address America’s gun violence problem. Hemenway makes the case for a public health approach to gun violence prevention, as opposed to a reactive punitive approach anchored in the criminal justice system. It is not about banning guns but preventing violence in the same way that research-based practices led to dramatic reductions in fatalities arising from car accidents.
Measures supported by Hemenway include safe storage practices, addressing the mental health of the public,…
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