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Comparative Study
. 2002 Mar;79(1):49-59.
doi: 10.1093/jurban/79.1.49.

Unintentional gun injuries, firearm design, and prevention: what we know, what we need to know, and what can be done

Shannon Frattaroli  1 , Daniel W Webster, Stephen P Teret
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Comparative Study

Unintentional gun injuries, firearm design, and prevention: what we know, what we need to know, and what can be done

Shannon Frattaroli et al. J Urban Health. 2002 Mar.

Abstract

The public health community has long recognized unintentional gun injuries as a public health issue. In 1998 in the United States, 866 people died from unintentional gunshot wounds, resulting in a crude death rate of 0.32 per 100,000. Unintentional gun deaths have been declining since at least 1920, yet the reasons for this downward trend are not understood. Possible explanations, such as changes in gun ownership and demography, changes in access to guns among population subgroups, safety practices, and artifactual influences are discussed. Intervention strategies for reducing the risk of unintentional gun injury are also discussed.

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