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Gun control : opposing viewpoints / Helen Cothran, book editor.

Contributor(s): Cothran, HelenMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publication details: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2003. Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 073770747X (hb); 9780737707472 (hb); 0737707461 (pbk); 9780737707465 (pbk)Subject(s): Gun control -- United States | Firearms ownership -- United StatesDDC classification: 363.3/3/0973 LOC classification: HV7436 | .G8677 2003
Contents:
Private gun ownership leads to higher rates of gun violence / Violence Policy Center -- Private gun ownership does not lead to higher rates of gun violence / Don B. Kates Jr.-- Private gun ownership is a public-health hazard / Richard F. Corlin -- Private gun ownership is not a public-health hazard / Miguel A. Faria Jr.-- Private ownership of handguns should be banned / Roger Rosenblatt -- Private gun ownership should not be banned / Hillel Goldstein -- Private gun ownership is protected by the Second Amendment / Dave LaCourse -- Private gun ownership is not protected by the Second Amendment / Robert Simmons -- Gun control is unconstitutional / Joseph Sobran -- Gun control is constitutional / Charles L. Blek Jr.-- Guns are an effective means of self-defense / John R. Lott Jr.-- Guns are not an effective means of self-defense / David Johnston -- Defensive gun use is common / Frank J. Murray -- Defensive gun use is not common / Tom Diaz -- Legalizing concealed weapons makes society safer / Morgan Reynolds and H. Sterling Burnett -- Legalizing concealed weapons does not make society safer / Handgun Control, Inc.-- Gun control will reduce lethal crime / Richard Harwood -- Gun control will not reduce violent crime / Samuel Francis -- Gun control will reduce school violence / Cynthia Tucker -- Gun control will not reduce school violence / Timothy Brezina and James D. Wright -- Gun manufacturers should be held responsible for gun violence / Dennis Henigan -- Gun manufacturers should not be held responsible for gun violence / H. Sterling Burnett -- Gun safety standards should be mandatory / Gregg Easterbrook -- Gun safety standards should not be mandatory / Phil W. Johnston.
Summary: Authors discuss opinions on the role privately owned guns play in lethal violence and debate gun regulations.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.

Private gun ownership leads to higher rates of gun violence / Violence Policy Center -- Private gun ownership does not lead to higher rates of gun violence / Don B. Kates Jr.-- Private gun ownership is a public-health hazard / Richard F. Corlin -- Private gun ownership is not a public-health hazard / Miguel A. Faria Jr.-- Private ownership of handguns should be banned / Roger Rosenblatt -- Private gun ownership should not be banned / Hillel Goldstein -- Private gun ownership is protected by the Second Amendment / Dave LaCourse -- Private gun ownership is not protected by the Second Amendment / Robert Simmons -- Gun control is unconstitutional / Joseph Sobran -- Gun control is constitutional / Charles L. Blek Jr.-- Guns are an effective means of self-defense / John R. Lott Jr.-- Guns are not an effective means of self-defense / David Johnston -- Defensive gun use is common / Frank J. Murray -- Defensive gun use is not common / Tom Diaz -- Legalizing concealed weapons makes society safer / Morgan Reynolds and H. Sterling Burnett -- Legalizing concealed weapons does not make society safer / Handgun Control, Inc.-- Gun control will reduce lethal crime / Richard Harwood -- Gun control will not reduce violent crime / Samuel Francis -- Gun control will reduce school violence / Cynthia Tucker -- Gun control will not reduce school violence / Timothy Brezina and James D. Wright -- Gun manufacturers should be held responsible for gun violence / Dennis Henigan -- Gun manufacturers should not be held responsible for gun violence / H. Sterling Burnett -- Gun safety standards should be mandatory / Gregg Easterbrook -- Gun safety standards should not be mandatory / Phil W. Johnston.

Authors discuss opinions on the role privately owned guns play in lethal violence and debate gun regulations.

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