Title

Human Factors Issues In Firearms Design And Training

Keywords

Inadvertent shooting; Instructor certification; Negative transfer; Operational standardization; User performance; Weapons design

Abstract

Guns are tools. Like any other tools, they can be either good or poor at achieving their purpose. Here we look at the design and operation of firearms from a human factors perspective. The unique nature of firearms manufacture, their history, and prolonged use brings to the fore several advantages of considering a user-centered perspective. Observations on standardization, the minimization of negative transfer, and the prevention of inadvertent use argue that the human factors/ergonomics community has much to contribute to the production of safe and effective future firearms. Copyright 2006 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Publication Title

Ergonomics in Design

Volume

14

Issue

1

Number of Pages

5-11

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/106480460601400103

Socpus ID

33646198409 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33646198409

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