firearms ownership

Presents an overview of the issue of gun control in the United States, and provides varying perspectives on the meaning of the Second Amendment, the effectiveness of gun control laws, and whether gun manufacturers should be held responsible for gun-related deaths.

Contains a selection of primary sources that represent all sides of the debate over gun control and violence.

Contains over twenty essays in which criminologists, law enforcement officers, researchers, and gun-control advocates and opponents present their arguments about private ownership of handguns, the Constitutional right to bear arms, self-defense, and gun violence.

Presents opposing arguments on gun control, including gun availability and its influence on society, the constitutionality of gun control, effective measures in reducing gun violence, and the effects of a gun ban on society.

Presents twenty-four opposing argument essays on four questions regarding guns and violence: whether gun violence is a serious problem, whether government measures reduce gun violence, whether gun control is constitutional, and whether gun ownership is an effective means of self-defense.

Articles, facts, essays, and speeches help address a variety of issues on both sides of the gun control debate.

Explores the history of gun control in the United States and debates the issues surrounding gun control.

A collection of ten essays addressing the issue of gun control and gun violence, including the testimony of a Virginia Tech parent and those who defend gun ownership.

Collects articles that debate various problems related to gun violence in the U.S., covering gun control measures, crime, the disproportionate affect on minority populations, constitutionality, self-defense, and gun safety education.