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

• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, California : , : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , [2016]; �2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.330973
• Soggetto topico: Gun control - United States - History; Firearms ownership - Government policy - United States - History; Firearms - United States - History; Firearms - Law and legislation - United States - History
• Persona (resp. second.): UtterGlenn H.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Guns and contemporary society
• ISBN: 979-82-16-09351-0; 1-78684-516-4; 1-4408-3218-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797804703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II