Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

Bijlefeld, Marjolijn, 1960-

Description

xxxiii, 294 p.; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues, 1069-5605

Uniform Title

Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues series.

Subject

• Gun control > United States > History > Sources
• Firearms > Law and legislation > History > United States > Sources

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?

Call Number

JFE 98-3979

ISBN

031329903X (alk. paper)

LCCN

96053518

OCLC

36138391

Title

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

Imprint

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.

Series

Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues, 1069-5605

Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Bijlefeld, Marjolijn, 1960-

Research Call Number

JFE 98-3979