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Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Presents arguments for and against the licensing and control of firearms in the United States, examining the historical role of guns, the constitutionality of restricting gun ownership, past and current legislation, and proposals for new restrictions.
8) Gun control
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Historically, gun ownership has always held an important place in American culture. Today, Americans own more than 360 million guns, and many view firearms as a symbol of self-reliance and a critical defense against the threat of government tyranny. Others, however, are concerned about the high rate of gun violence in the United States, particularly the rising number of mass shootings and school shootings. Americans are deeply divided over the best...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a brief history of gun control and the Second Amendment, discussing the massacre at Sandy Hook and offering arguments for and against stronger gun control laws.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
" The majority of gun deaths in the United States are suicide deaths, and the majority of suicide deaths are gun deaths. Most people are unaware that suicide, at nearly 43,000 deaths per year, is more common than homicide and other widely publicized tragedies. And yet, suicide is typically absent from discussions of gun violence. As such, the national conversation on gun violence is inadequate and unrelated to the majority of gun deaths in this country....
16) The seven myths of gun control: reclaiming the truth about guns, crime, and the Second Amendment
Author
Publisher
Forum
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Language
English
Description
"How many people in America today are truly well-versed in the history of the Second Amendment, and why and how it was included in the Bill of Rights? Dana Loesch gives her views on all that and much more, thanks to the research she offers in HANDS OFF MY GUN. Fearless and fiery conservative talk show host, blogger and TV commentator, Loesch digs deep into past, present and future facts, attitudes and actions regarding gun rights. HANDS OFF MY...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Personal injury attorney Peter Game has a reputation: cynical, untroubled by ethics, and willing to take any case, anytime, in his pursuit of the win. He dreams of a sweetheart score that'll make his name and net him millions. Then comes the lightning rod: a school shooting just outside of Salt Lake City. His client: the devastated mother of one of the victims. What she wants is understandable--just not simple: to sue the manufacturers of the automatic...