The gun control debate : a documentary history / edited by Marjolijn Bijlefeld.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bijlefeld, Marjolijn, 1960-
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Series:Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
Subjects:
Gun control > United States > History > Sources.
Firearms > Law and legislation > United States > History > Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
Physical Description:xxxiii, 294 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Historical background
  • The Constitution and the Second Amendment
  • State declarations of rights
  • Modern views on the Second Amendment
  • The Second Amendment goes to court
  • The National Rifle Association
  • Legislative responses to gun violence
  • Gun Control Act of 1968
  • The effectiveness of gun control legislation
  • A nation divided
  • Public opinion
  • National statistics
  • International comparisons
  • Law enforcement's role
  • The public health community enters the debate
  • Guns in suicide
  • Guns as self-defense security
  • The 1990s-the debate takes center stage
  • Kids, guns, and schools
  • Guns, schools and the Supreme Court
  • Court watch
  • Are guns safe?