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title	:	Reducing Firearm Injury and Death : A Public Health Sourcebook On Guns
author	:	Karlson, Trudy Ann.; Hargarten, Stephen W.
publisher	:	Rutgers University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0813524202
print isbn13	:	9780813524207
ebook isbn13	:	9780585022116
language	:	English
subject	Firearms accidents--Prevention, Firearms--Design and construction, Firearms--Marketing.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	RA772.F57K37 1997eb
ddc	:	363.3/3
subject	:	Firearms accidents--Prevention, Firearms--Design and construction, Firearms--Marketing.

REDUCING FIREARM INJURY AND DEATH A Public Health Sourcebook on Guns Trudy Ann Karlson, Ph.D. & Stephen W Hargarten, M.D., M.P.H. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS New Brunswick, New Jersey and London

1997 by Trudy Ann Karlson and Stephen W. Hargarten All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, Livingston Campus, Bldg. 4161, P.O. Box 5062, New Brunswick, NewJersey 08903. The only exception to this prohibition is "fair use" as defined by U.S. copyright law. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Karlson, Trudy Ann. Reducing firearm injury and death : a public health sourcebook on guns / Trudy Ann Karlson, Stephen W. Hargarten. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8135-2420-2 (cloth: alk. paper). - ISBN 0-8135-2421-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Firearms accidents-Prevention. 2. Firearms-Design and construction. 3. Firearms-Marketing. I. Hargarten, Stephen W. II. Title. RA772.F57K37 1997 363.3'3-dc21 97-1803 CIP British Cataloging-in-Publication information available. Manufactured in the United States of America DESIGN, COMPOSITION, AND COPY EDITING BY ELIZABETH M. BURKE

Page v CONTENTS List of figures vii List of tables viii Foreword by Stephen P Teret, J.D., M.P.H ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Why We Are Writing This Book xiii 1 The Scope of the Problem 1 2 Guns andAmmunition: The Basics 12 3 Modern Firearms 37 4 Comparing Firearms 63 5 Injuriesfrom Firearms 84 6 Where Guns Come From 95 7 How Guns Are Currently Regulated 115 8 Strategiesfor Reducing Deaths and Injuries from Firearms 125 Afterword 147 Appendix 1. Factoring Criteriafor Handguns 151 Appendix 2. Text ofATF Form 4473 153 Appendix 3. A List of Concerned Organizations 155 Appendix 4. Where to Find Out More 157 Sources 159 Index 167

Page vii FIGURES Fig. 1.1 Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates of Firearm Homicide and Suicide, 1946-1994, U.S. 2 Fig. 1.2 Proportion of Firearm Deaths from Homicide, Suicide, and Unintentional Events, 1994, U.S. 3 Fig. 1.3 International Comparison of Homicide Rates for Males, Ages 15-24, 1992 4 Fig. 1.4 Methods of Homicide, 1993, U.S 4 Fig. 1.5 Age, Sex, and Race-Specific Incidence Rates of Firearm Homicides, 1994, U.S. 5 Fig. 1.6 Relationship of Victim and Perpetrator of Homicides, 1993, U.S. 5 Fig. 1.7 Age, Sex, and Race-Specific Incidence Rates of Firearm Suicides, 1994, U.S. 6 Fig. 1.8 Death Rates of Suicides from Firearms and Other Means, Ages 15-19, 1979-1992, U.S. 7 Fig. 1.9 Age, Sex, and Race-Specific Incidence of Unintentional Firearm Deaths, 1994 U.S. 8 Fig. 1.10 Age-Adjusted Death Rates from Motor Vehicle Crashes and Firearms, 1979-1992 U.S. 9 Fig. 2.1 Parts of a Modern Cartridge

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