TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Debra A.
TI  - Guns and violence
T2  - Current controversies series
SN  - 9780737743197
AV  - HV7436.M647.G867 2009 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Detroit
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Gun control
KW  - United States
KW  - Violence
KW  - Firearms
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Firearms ownership
N1  - 1 (pages162-166) and index; Is gun violence a serious problem? Gun violence in the United States is an epidemic; Bill Durston ; --; The number of crimes committed with guns is increasing in the United States; Walter F. Roche Jr. ; --; Gun violence disproportionately affects African Americans and other minorities; We Need to Stop ; --; America's gun culture is fading; Gun Guys ; --; The media show an anti-gun bias in reporting gun violence; David Niedrauer  --; Can gun control measures reduce gun violence? Chapter overview; William J. Krouse ; --; Federal laws are needed to reduce gun violence; John Rosenthal ; --; Congress must enact strict gun control laws; Jeff Kirvin ; --; Raising the tax on firearms may reduce gun violence; Kent Garry ; --; The United States must promote responsible access and use of guns; Richard H. Brodhead and James Moeser ; --; Gun bans disarm law-abiding citizens, not criminals; John R. Lott Jr. ; --; Gun control laws have not reduced violent crime; John Stossel ; --; Gun control laws will increase crime; Shaun Connell ; --; Gun control measures will not make our schools safe; Roger D. McGrath  --; Is gun control constitutional? Chapter overview; Mark Tushnet ; --; Guns are no longer needed to protect democracy; Nasir Ahmed ; --; The Second Amendment is misused by opponents of gun control; Saul Cornell ; --; The U.S. Supreme Court should uphold the District of Columbia's handgun ban; Matthew Cooper ; --; The U.S. Supreme Court should rule that the right to bear arms is subject to reasonable regulation; Allen Rostron ; --; Citizens still need guns to protect themselves against bad government; John F. McManus ; --; The Second Amendment right to bear arms is an individual right; Wall Street Journal ; --; The Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments support gun rights; Akhil Reed Amar ; --; The Appeals Court ruling in District of Columbia volume Heller showed sound reasoning; Bob Barr  --; Is gun ownership dangerous? Guns in the home increases the risks of homicides and suicides; Linda J. Dahlberg, Robin M. Ikeda, and Marcie-jo Kresnow ; --; Guns in the home pose a risk for children; Alan L. Hammond ; --; Guns save lives; John Stossel ; --; Rural homeowners need guns for self-defense; Massad Ayoob ; --; The media underestimates the defensive uses of guns; Larry Elder; 2
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