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10643169

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Some handguns contain built-in safety devices intended to prevent injuries caused by erroneously believing that a handgun is loaded. A loaded chamber indicator indicates the presence of ammunition in the gun; a magazine safety prevents the gun from being fired when the ammunition magazine is removed, even if one round remains in the firing chamber. In our patent search these devices date back to the turn of the century. But on 1998 pistol models, only 11% contained a loaded chamber indicator and 14% had a magazine safety. In our random-digit-dial telephone survey of U.S. adults, 34.8% of poll respondents (incorrectly) thought that a firearm with its ammunition magazine removed could not be shot, or said that they did not know. Some of the 1100 unintentional gun deaths in the U.S. each year might be prevented if the prevalence of these and other safety devices is increased through legislation, litigation, or voluntary manufacturer action.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0197-5897
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
"I didn't know the gun was loaded": an examination of two safety devices that can reduce the risk of unintentional firearm injuries.
pubmed:affiliation
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't