Gun control

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Opposing viewpoints series

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Opposing viewpoints

Publisher:

Greenhaven Press

Publication Date:

[2007]

Language:

English

Aims Greeley Circulation

KF3942.H3 G86 2007

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1 of 1	Aims Greeley Circulation	KF3942.H3 G86 2007
1 of 1	CMC Quigley Library	KF3942 .H3 G86 2007
1 of 1	CMC Steamboat Campus	KF 3942 .H3G86 2007

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[2007]

Greenhaven Press

203 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Aims Greeley Circulation

KF3942.H3 G86 2007

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Contains articles that provide opposing viewpoints on the issue of gun control, discussing whether gun control is a threat to society, the meaning of the second amendment, the effectiveness of gun control regulations on crime and violence, and what measures would reduce gun violence.

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Why consider opposing viewpoints --
Introduction --
ch. 1. Is gun ownership a threat to society? --
Chapter preface --
1. Guns in the home threaten children's safety / Jane E. Brody --
2. Threat of guns in the home is exaggerated / Wayne LaPierre --
3. Assault weapons are a threat to public safety / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence --
4. Assault weapons are not a threat to public safety / Michael Caswell --
5. Laws that allow concealed weapons protect society / Adam Lichtenheld --
6. Laws that allow concealed weapons do not make society safer / Adam Lichtenheld --
Periodical bibliography --
ch. 2. Does the Second Amendment protect private gun ownership? --
Chapter preface --
1. Individual right to bear arms is guaranteed by the second amendment / Robert A. Levy --
2. The second amendment right guarantees a collective right, not an individual right / Legal Action Project --
3. Second amendment permits reasonable regulations on gun ownership / Saul Cornell, interviewed by Scott Vogel --
4. Most regulations on gun ownership are not reasonable / Jason Kallini --
Periodical bibliography.
ch. 3. Do gun control regulations reduce crime and violence? --
Chapter preface --
1. Restricting gun ownership protects society and reduces crime / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence --
2. Restricting gun ownership benefits criminals / Robert W. Lee --
3. .50-Caliber weapons should be regulated / Eli Kintisch --
4. Banning .50-caliber weapons would not reduce gun violence / James O.E. Norell --
5. Gun control laws can reduce gun violence / Ik-Whan G. Kwon and Daniel W. Baack --
6. Gun control laws do not reduce gun violence / John Moorhouse, interviewed by Mitch Kokai --
Periodical bibliography --
ch. 4. What measures would reduce gun violence? --
Chapter preface --
1. "Gun Show Loophole" should be closed / Americans for Gun Safety --
2. There are no "Gun Show Loopholes" / Orrin G. Hatch --
3. People on terrorist watch lists should not be allowed to buy guns / Steven E. Roberts --
4. Banning people on terrorist watch lists from buying guns will be ineffective / John R. Lott Jr. and Sonya D. Jones --
5. "Stand Your Ground" laws are a license to murder / GunGuys.com --
6. "Stand Your Ground" laws will protect crime victims / David Kopel --
Periodical bibliography --
For further discussion --
Organizations to contact --
Bibliography of books --
Index.

Subjects

Firearms
Firearms -- Law and legislation
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States
Firearms ownership
Firearms ownership -- United States
Gun control
Gun control -- United States
Law and legislation
United States

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Contributors:

Roleff, Tamara L.,1959-

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9780737736618
9780737736601

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Gun control
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