Firearm Injury Prevention

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Letters1 November 1998Firearm Injury PreventionJack Ginsburg, MPEJack Ginsburg, MPEAmerican College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine; Washington, DC 20006Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-9-199811010-00029 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:The ACP-ASIM contends that gun violence and the prevention of firearms injuries must be dealt with not only as a criminal justice issue but also as a high-priority public health issue. This approach emphasizes the prevention of avoidable deaths and injuries, not the net balance of legitimate versus criminal uses of guns. Recognizing Second Amendment rights, ACP-ASIM advocates some restrictions on firearms, not a complete ban, to assure that guns are used safely and appropriately. Analyses of the recent study by Lott and Mustard, which suggests that there is a deterrent effect on crime, reveal that the study ...References1. Black D, Nagin D. Do “right to carry” laws reduce violent crime? Journal of Legal Studies. [In press]. Google Scholar2. Webster DW. The claims that right-to-carry laws reduce violent crime are unsubstantiated. The Jophns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research. 1997. Google Scholar3. Ludwig J. Concealed-gun-carrying laws and violent crime: evidence from state panel data. International Review of Law and Economics. [In press]. Google Scholar4. Cook PJ, Ludwig J, Hemenway D. The gun debate's new mythical number: how many defensive uses per year? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 1997; 16:463-9. Google Scholar5. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Guns and Crime: Handgun Victimization, Firearm Self-Defense, and Firearm Theft (1987-92). April 1994, NCJ-147003. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine; Washington, DC 20006 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited by‘ It’s changed how we have these conversations ’: emergency department clinicians’ experiences implementing firearms and other lethal suicide methods counseling for caregivers of adolescents 1 November 1998Volume 129, Issue 9Page: 751-752KeywordsCrimeFirearm injuriesHomicidePrevention, policy, and public healthStatistical dataSuicideViolent crime Issue Published: 1 November 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...