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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162749703321

Titolo

Gun violence / / Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2007

ISBN

0-7377-4831-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

Issues that concern you Gun violence

Disciplina

363.330973

Soggetti

Gun control - United States

Violent crimes - United States

Firearms ownership - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Gun control will reduce violence / Kevin Fagan -- Gun control will not reduce violence / Mark Alexander -- The gun industry should be held responsible for gun violence / Allen Rostron -- The gun industry should not be held responsible for gun violence / Ed Quillen -- Gun ownership increases violence worldwide / Wendy Cukier and Victor W. Sidel -- Gun control increases violence worldwide / John R. Lott Jr. -- Handgun ownership empowers women / Rachel Jurado -- Handgun ownership endangers women / Amnesty International -- Increasing background checks will reduce violent crime / Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence -- Increasing background checks threatens gun owners' rights / Gun Owners Of America -- Improving gun design can reduce gun violence / Julie Samia Mair, Stephen Teret, and Shannon Frattaroli.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores the issues surrounding gun violence. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.