ABSTRACT
As noted in Chapter 1, deaths and injuries from unintentional and inadvertent shootings with handguns is a serious problem in the United States. Fortunately, it is one in which a true systems application of the scientifically based discipline of human factors and ergonomics could greatly reduce the loss of human life, and the pain and suffering of many others-not only the victims of those shootings, but also their families and loved ones, and the shooters themselves.
