Gun control : opposing viewpoints / Tamara L. Roleff, book editor. [print]

Includes bibliographies and index.

Private ownership of handguns leads to higher rates of gun violence Claire Safran -- Private ownership of handguns leads to lower rates of handgun violence Daniel D. Polsby -- Private ownership of handguns should be banned Carl T. Bogus -- Private ownership of handguns should be encouraged Don B. Kates Jr. -- Private ownership of handguns is a public-health hazard Josh Sugarmann -- Private ownership of handguns is not a public-health hazard Tucker Carlson -- Children are at risk from handgun violence Clarence Page -- Children are not at risk from handgun violence David B. Kopel -- Private gun ownership is protected by the Second Amendment Steven Silver -- Private gun ownership is not protected by the Second Amendment Los Angeles Times -- Gun control is unconstitutional J. Neil Schulman -- Gun control is constitutional Chris Sprigman -- Guns are an effective means of self-defense Joel Rosenberg -- Guns are not an effective means of self-defense Barbara L. Keller -- Defensive gun use is common Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz -- Defensive gun use is not common Garen J. Wintemute -- Legalizing concealed weapons makes society safer David B. Kopel -- Legalizing concealed weapons does not make society safer Coalition to Stop Gun Violence -- Gun control will reduce violent crime Raymond W. Kelly -- Gun control does not reduce violent crime Robert W. Lee -- Waiting periods will reduce the number of criminals who obtain handguns Handgun Control, Incorporated -- Waiting periods are ineffective Robert Hausman -- Banning assault weapons will reduce gun violence Kenneth T. Lyons -- Banning assault weapons will not reduce gun violence Jacob Sullum.

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