Guns and violence /  [print] 
Debra A. Miller, book editor. 
 - Detroit :  Greenhaven Press,  (c)2009. 
 - 172 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Current controversies series .
 - Current controversies. .
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<br/><br/> Is gun violence a serious problem? Gun violence in the United States is an epidemic  The number of crimes committed with guns is increasing in the United States  Gun violence disproportionately affects African Americans and other minorities  America's gun culture is fading  The media show an anti-gun bias in reporting gun violence  Can gun control measures reduce gun violence? Chapter overview  Federal laws are needed to reduce gun violence  Congress must enact strict gun control laws  Raising the tax on firearms may reduce gun violence  The United States must promote responsible access and use of guns  Gun bans disarm law-abiding citizens, not criminals  Gun control laws have not reduced violent crime  Gun control laws will increase crime  Gun control measures will not make our schools safe  Is gun control constitutional? Chapter overview  Guns are no longer needed to protect democracy  The Second Amendment is misused by opponents of gun control  The U.S. Supreme Court should uphold the District of Columbia's handgun ban  The U.S. Supreme Court should rule that the right to bear arms is subject to reasonable regulation  Citizens still need guns to protect themselves against bad government  The Second Amendment right to bear arms is an individual right  The Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments support gun rights  The Appeals Court ruling in District of Columbia volume Heller showed sound reasoning  Is gun ownership dangerous? Guns in the home increases the risks of homicides and suicides  Guns in the home pose a risk for children  Guns save lives  Rural homeowners need guns for self-defense  The media underestimates the defensive uses of guns  Bill Durston ; --  Walter F. Roche Jr. ; --  We Need to Stop ; --  Gun Guys ; --  David Niedrauer  --  William J. Krouse ; --  John Rosenthal ; --  Jeff Kirvin ; --  Kent Garry ; --  Richard H. Brodhead and James Moeser ; --  John R. Lott Jr. ; --  John Stossel ; --  Shaun Connell ; --  Roger D. McGrath  --  Mark Tushnet ; --  Nasir Ahmed ; --  Saul Cornell ; --  Matthew Cooper ; --  Allen Rostron ; --  John F. McManus ; --  Wall Street Journal ; --  Akhil Reed Amar ; --  Bob Barr  --  Linda J. Dahlberg, Robin M. Ikeda, and Marcie-jo Kresnow ; --  Alan L. Hammond ; --  John Stossel ; --  Massad Ayoob ; --  Larry Elder. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780737743197 9780737743203 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008045075 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gun control--United States.<br/>Violence--United States.<br/>Firearms--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Firearms ownership--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV7436.M647.G867 2009