TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Do guns provide safety? At what cost?
JO  - Southern medical journal
A1  - Narang, Puneet
A1  - Paladugu, Anubha
A1  - Manda, Sainath Reddy
A1  - Smock, William
A1  - Gosnay, Cynthia
A1  - Lippmann, Steven
SP  - 151
EP  - 153
VL  - 103
IS  - 2
N2  - <p>Many people feel that having a gun provides greater safety for them and their family. Actually, having a firearm in the home escalates the risk for death or injury, while using it to shoot someone who endangers the household is much less common. The resultant injuries, deaths, emotional turmoil, and/or disabilities lead to greater utilization of health care and legal/police services. Payment for these expenses is provided by higher insurance premiums and tax rates. This financial aspect has become a part of our country's current political concern over firearm ownership rights, gun violence or regulation, health care costs, the economy, and taxes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-4348
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181c9902e
ID  - ref1
ER  -