The first complete picture of the public-health approach to gun violence, and a commonsense plan for ending this American epidemic
PrefaceCh. 1Guns and American Society1Ch. 2The Public Health Approach8Ch. 3Gun-Related Injury and Death27Ch. 4Self-Defense Use of Guns64Ch. 5Location79Ch. 6Demography107Ch. 7Supply130Ch. 8Policy Background152Ch. 9Policy Lessons177Ch. 10Policy Actions209Conclusion224App. A: Methodology227App. BFamous Civilians Shot in the United States253Bibliography255Name Index301Place Index311General Index315