Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Guns cause violence / Harold Evans -- Guns prevent violence / Michael Reagan -- Gun violence is the product of a sick society / David A. Love -- A society without guns is sick / Skip Coryell -- Gun violence particularly threatens African Americans / Violence Policy Center -- Gun violence particularly threatens women / Alice Dahle -- Gun violence particularly threatens children / Children's Defense Fund -- Widespread gun ownership puts police at risk / Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence -- Civilian gun ownership helps police fight crime / John Stossel -- Tighter gun control laws can reduce gun violence / USA Today -- Gun control laws restrict those least likely to commit violence / Don B. Kates, Jr. -- Reinstate ban on military-style assault weapons / Arizona Daily Star -- Assault weapons should not be banned / Jacob Hornberger -- People should be allwed to carry guns in bars / Washington Times -- People should not be allowed to carry guns in bars / Toledo Blade -- People should be allowed to carry guns in churches / Scott McPherson -- Pastoral guidance on conceal and carry law / Archdiocese of Milwaukee -- Schools should be gun-free zones / Colin Goddard -- Schools should not be gun-free zones / Philip Harris.
Summary:
Discusses the reasons for and against gun control in the United States, especially in relation to violent crime.
Series:
Issues that concern you Gale virtual reference library
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