Gun control and the second amendment /by Carol Hand.
- Minneapolis, MN : Essential Library, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations.
- Special reports .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Massacre at Sandy Hook -- The second amendment -- A short history of gun control -- The rise of the NRA -- Reasons for gun control -- Reasons against gun control -- The victims of gun violence -- Gun violence around the world -- The future of gun control.
This book covers the history of gun control and the laws' relationships to the Second Amendment, the controversies surrounding what types of gun control are legal and effective, and what gun control and gun violence look like today in the United States and around the world.