LEADER 02536oam 2200601 a 450 001 9910820606403321 005 20240912152300.0 010 $a979-84-00-66077-1 010 $a979-84-00-66077-1 010 $a979-82-16-09351-0 010 $a1-78684-516-4 010 $a1-4408-3218-8 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400660771 035 $a(OCoLC)936152165 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3CJP 035 $a(CKB)3710000000531064 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4188085 035 $a(OCoLC)930992745 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400660771BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000531064 100 $a20150518e20162024 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$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cPraeger,$d[2016] 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 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 and indexes. 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 701 $aUtter$b Glenn H$0944391 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820606403321 996 $aGuns and contemporary society$94271110 997 $aUNINA