Claxton, Melvin,
With No Oversight, Defective Firearms Go Unchecked. Melvin Claxton. - Detroit News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 401, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: With No Oversight, Defective Firearms Go Unchecked, Dec. 16, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Many firearm manufacturers ignore technology--including their own--that would make guns safer and less apt to accidentally discharge. Internal memos, gun patents and employee depositions show that many of these safety features are cheap, easily installed and have been available for nearly 100 years." (DETROIT NEWS) This article presents the results of a four-month investigation that found that "tens of millions of guns in America share design flaws that put their owners and those around them in unnecessary jeopardy" and discusses some of the technology available to make guns safer.
1522-3191;
Actions and defenses
Firearms--Law and legislation
Firearms--Safety measures
Firearms accidents
Firearms industry and trade
Gun control
Manufactures--Defects
Technological innovations
AC1.S5
050
With No Oversight, Defective Firearms Go Unchecked. Melvin Claxton. - Detroit News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 401, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: With No Oversight, Defective Firearms Go Unchecked, Dec. 16, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Many firearm manufacturers ignore technology--including their own--that would make guns safer and less apt to accidentally discharge. Internal memos, gun patents and employee depositions show that many of these safety features are cheap, easily installed and have been available for nearly 100 years." (DETROIT NEWS) This article presents the results of a four-month investigation that found that "tens of millions of guns in America share design flaws that put their owners and those around them in unnecessary jeopardy" and discusses some of the technology available to make guns safer.
1522-3191;
Actions and defenses
Firearms--Law and legislation
Firearms--Safety measures
Firearms accidents
Firearms industry and trade
Gun control
Manufactures--Defects
Technological innovations
AC1.S5
050