title: Gun control saves lives.
abstract: Reducing firearm mortality by means of stricter gun control is one of the most important short- to medium-term measures to address the burden of violence in South Africa, while longer-term interventions and policy measures take effect.
authors.affiliation: South African Medical Research Council Burden of Disease Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. richard.matzopoulos@mrc.ac.za.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matzopoulos
mesh_terms: D005389:Firearms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006708:Homicide / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000401:mortality