TY - BOOK AU - Roleff,Tamara L. TI - Gun control: opposing viewpoints AV - HV7436.R745.G863 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - San Diego PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Gun control KW - United States KW - Firearms ownership N1 - 2; 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; 2 ER -