guns

Fourteen-year-old Sig is stranded at a remote cabin in the Arctic wilderness with his father, who died just hours earlier after falling through the ice, when a terrifying man arrives, claiming Sig's father owes him a share of a horde of stolen gold and that he will kill Sig if he does not get his money.

Presents a series of articles on the subject of gun ownership in connection with the second amendment and contains primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives and offers a wide range of opinions on this controversial topic.

Spotlights and describes ten types of firearms, from the American long rifle to the modern-day M16, explaining how these weapons helped shape the nation's history and reflect directly on its culture and society. Details the innovation that went in to creating these weapons and includes black-and-white photographs and illustrations.

Offers an objective look at the debate over gun control in the United States, examining both sides of the argument, policies regarding gun use and possession, the effectiveness of gun control laws, and other related topics.

A study of the second of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution which guarantees citizens the right to bear arms, examining its origins and early development, the twentieth-century legal and political view of the right, and four contemporary controversies over the Second Amendment. Includes references and source materials.