Gun control : opposing viewpoints /

Gun control : opposing viewpoints / [print] Tamara L. Roleff, book editor. - San Diego : Greenhaven Press, (c)1997. - 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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



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