Disarmed : The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America /

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More than any other advanced industrial democracy, the United States is besieged by firearms violence. Each year, some 30,000 people die by gunfire. Over the course of its history, the nation has witnessed the murders of beloved public figures; massacres in workplaces and schools; and epidemics of g...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Goss, Kristin A., 1965-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Violent crimes > Prevention.
Gun control.
Firearms and crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Armes à feu et criminalite > États-Unis.
Armes à feu > Contrôle > États-Unis.
Violent crimes > United States > Prevention.
Firearms and crime > United States.
Gun control > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:More than any other advanced industrial democracy, the United States is besieged by firearms violence. Each year, some 30,000 people die by gunfire. Over the course of its history, the nation has witnessed the murders of beloved public figures; massacres in workplaces and schools; and epidemics of gun violence that terrorize neighborhoods and claim tens of thousands of lives. Commanding majorities of Americans voice support for stricter controls on firearms. Yet they have never mounted a true national movement for gun control. Why? Disarmed unravels this paradox. Based on historical archives, i.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400837755

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