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Guns and contemporary society : the past, present, and future of firearms and firearm policy /
"This three-volume set examines various approaches to firearms, including constitutional and legal issues, public health and criminal justice concerns, and perspectives on personal safety and self-defense. Recent mass shootings have led to renewed calls for additional legislation at the state a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Volume 1. Background to the current debate over firearms
- Volume 2. Cultural issues related to firearms in the United States
- Volume 3. Current controversies and policy recommendations.
- Volume 1. Background to the Current Debate Over Firearms
- Preface
- Introduction / Glenn H. Utter
- Chapter One. The early history of guns : from colonial times to the Civil War / Tom Lansford
- Chapter Two. The struggle over gun control at the national level / Keith Rollin Eakins and Loren Gatch
- Chapter Three. A history of firearms legislation at the state and local levels / Robert H. Wood
- Chapter Four. Heller as Miller : court decisions dealing with firearms / Nicholas J. Johnson
- Chapter Five. Gun rights and the world's constitutions / Zachary Elkins
- Chapter Six. Locks, stocks, and barrels : the history of the American firearms industry / Roger Pauly
- Chapter Seven. Evolution of the National Rifle Association and other gun rights organizations / David T. Hardy
- Chapter Eight. Organizations advocating gun control / Walte F. Carroll
- Chapter Nine. The failure of "Operation Fast and Furious" and the complexity of firearms trafficking into Mexico / Jason C. Sides, James M. Vanderleeuw, and Joanna Melissa Joseph.
- Volume 2. Cultural Issues Related to Firearms in the United States
- Preface
- Introduction / Glenn H. Utter
- Chapter One. International law sources on gun control and human rights / David B. Kopel
- Chapter Two. U.S. import and export of firearms / Henry B. Sirgo
- Chapter Three. Gun ownership : who owns guns and who does not? / Ted G. Jelen
- Chapter Four. Militia movements / Saundra J. Ribando and Amanda J. Reinke
- Chapter Five. Public health approaches to gun violence / Matthew A. Butkus
- Chapter Six. Guns, suicide, and suicide prevention / Elizabeth P. Aronson and Maxwell T. Smith
- Chapter Seven. Ritual and controversy at Deer Camp / Simon J. Bronner
- Chapter Eight. A big bang for "the little woman" : firearms and feminism in contemporary America / Mary Zeiss Stange
- Chapter Nine. Cultural anatomy of a gun show / Joan Burbick.
- Volume 3. Current Controversies and Policy Recommendations
- Preface
- Introduction / Glenn H. Utter
- Chapter One. Weapons in school / Ronald D. Stephens
- Chapter Two. Concealed carry of firearms on university campuses / Robert L. Spinks and Michael C. Powell
- Chapter Three. Psychological factors in legal firearms usage / Glenn E. Meyer
- Chapter Four. Terrorism and the ownership of firearms / Saundra J. Ribando and Amanda J. Reinke
- Chapter Five. How stand-your-ground laws hijacked self-defense / Mary Anne Franks
- Chapter Six. Gun violence reduction strategies / Sean Maddan
- Chapter Seven. Background checks for purchasing firearms / Glenn H. Utter
- Chapter Eight. Seeking common ground : perspective of a gun control supporter / Paul Helmke
- Chapter Nine. Seeking common ground : perspective of a gun rights supporter / Richard Feldman.