LEADER 02292oam 2200505 450 001 9910797804703321 005 20190911103510.0 010 $a979-82-16-09351-0 010 $a1-78684-516-4 010 $a1-4408-3218-8 035 $a(OCoLC)936152165 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3CJP 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000531064 100 $a20150518h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGuns and contemporary society $ethe past, present, and future of firearms and firearm policy /$fGlenn H. Utter, editor 210 1$aSanta Barbara, California :$cPraeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,$d[2016] 210 4$d?2016 215 $a1 online resource (3 volumes) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4408-3217-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aVolume 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aGun control$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFirearms ownership$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFirearms$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFirearms$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aGun control$xHistory. 615 0$aFirearms ownership$xGovernment policy$xHistory. 615 0$aFirearms$xHistory. 615 0$aFirearms$xLaw and legislation$xHistory. 676 $a363.330973 702 $aUtter$b Glenn H. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797804703321 996 $aGuns and contemporary society$93823006 997 $aUNINA