Handguns and Homicide
- 8 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 236 (19) , 2198-2200
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1976.03270200036027
Abstract
Homicide by handgun is a public health problem. No public health-oriented attempts at prevention have been made. A poll of physicians showed strong opinion (1) favoring more stringent controls on the availability of handguns and (2) supporting direct expression of opinion on this issue by physicians within the framework of organized medicine. Physicians can fulfill an obligation to their patients by formulating policy within organized medicine on the handgun issue. (JAMA236:2198-2200, 1976)Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Firearms and Federal Law: The Gun Control Act of 1968The Journal of Legal Studies, 1975
- Is Gun Control Likely to Reduce Violent Killings?The University of Chicago Law Review, 1968