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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797804703321

Titolo

Guns and contemporary society : the past, present, and future of firearms and firearm policy / / Glenn H. Utter, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, California : , : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , [2016]

�2016

ISBN

979-82-16-09351-0

1-78684-516-4

1-4408-3218-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

363.330973

Soggetti

Gun control - United States - History

Firearms ownership - Government policy - United States - History

Firearms - United States - History

Firearms - Law and legislation - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Volume 1. Background to the current debate over firearms -- Volume 2. Cultural issues related to firearms in the United States -- Volume 3. Current controversies and policy recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This reference delves into various aspects of firearms in America--from gun control and gun rights to militia movements, to school-related shootings, and to the recent trends in gun ownership by women. Includes the pros and cons of firearm ownership as all of the following: a constitutional right, a key instrument of self-defense, a guarantee of political freedoms, and as a major factor in crime and personal injury.