- Additional Authors
- Roleff, Tamara L., 1959-
- Description
- 1 online resource (203 p.) : ill., maps.
- Series Statement
- Opposing viewpoints series
- Uniform Title
- Gun control (Online)
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-194) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Is gun ownership a threat to society? Guns in the home threaten children's safety / Jane E. Brody ; The threat of guns in the home is exaggerated / Wayne LaPierre ; Assault weapons are a threat to public safety / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence ; Assault weapons are not a threat to public safety / Michael Caswell ; Laws that allow concealed weapons protect society / Adam Lichtenheld -- Does the Second Amendment protect private gun ownership? The individual right to bear arms is guaranteed by the second amendment / Robert A. Levy ; The second amendment right guarantees a collective right, not an individual right / Legal Action Project ; The second amendment permits reasonable regulations on gun ownership / Saul Cornell, interviewed by Scott Vogel ; Most regulations on gun ownership are not reasonable / Jason Kallini -- Do gun control regulations reduce crime and violence? Restricting gun ownership protects society and reduces crime / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence ; Restricting gun ownership benefits criminals / Robert W. Lee ; .50-Caliber weapons should be regulated / Eli Kintisch ; Banning .50-caliber weapons would not reduce gun violence / James O.E. Norell ; Gun control laws can reduce gun violence / Ik-Whan G. Kwon and Daniel W. Baack ; Gun control laws do not reduce gun violence / John Moorhouse, interviewed by Mitch Kokai -- What measures would reduce gun violence? The "Gun Show Loophole" should be closed / Americans for Gun Safety ; There are no "Gun Show Loopholes" / Orrin G. Hatch ; People on terrorist watch lists should not be allowed to buy guns / Steven E. Roberts ; Banning people on terrorist watch lists from buying guns will be ineffective / John R. Lott Jr. and Sonya D. Jones ; "Stand Your Ground" laws are a license to murder / GunGuys.com ; "Stand Your Ground" laws will protect crime victims / David Kopel.
- LCCN
- 2007005374
- OCLC
- ssj0000919506
- Title
Gun control [electronic resource] / Tamara L. Roleff, book editor.
- Imprint
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2007.
- Series
Opposing viewpoints series
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-194) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Roleff, Tamara L., 1959-