Examines the history of the gun control debate in America through primary documents including speeches, letters, congressional testimony, court decisions, government reports, biographical accounts, position papers, statutes, and news stories.
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.
Examines the link between guns and violence in the United States, as well as the debate over gun control, comparing firearms violence in the U.S. with patterns in other countries; examining general patterns of gun ownership and use; and discussing existing, and possible future gun control legislation.
Considers opposing interpretations of the Constitution's Second Amendment and the right to bear arms and presents arguments for and against gun control. Also discusses the history of violent crime in the United States.
Explores whether people have the right to have guns, what gun control regulations are effective and necessary, and what measures should be taken to reduce gun violence.
Presents thirteen essays that debate the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, and covers issues such as the founding father's original intention, the preservation of state militia's, the Supreme Court's interpretation of the amendment, and opposing perspectives on gun rights and gun control.
Discusses issues surrounding the control of guns in America, such as the value of waiting periods, whether gun control prevents violence, and whether restrictions violate constitutional rights.
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.
