How America Got Its Guns : A History of the Gun Violence Crisis /

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"In the United States more than thirty thousand deaths each year can be attributed to firearms. This book on the history of guns in America examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned. The author's thorough and objective account shows the complexities of the i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Briggs, William, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution. > 2nd Amendment.
Constitution (United States)
Violent crimes.
Gun control.
Firearms ownership.
Firearms > Law and legislation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
HISTORY > Military > Weapons.
LAW > Constitutional.
Crimes violents > États-Unis > Histoire.
Armes à feu > Possession > États-Unis > Histoire.
Armes à feu > Contrôle > États-Unis > Histoire.
Firearms > Law and legislation > United States.
Violent crimes > United States > History.
Firearms ownership > United States > History.
Gun control > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Guns in America; 2: The Advantage of Being Armed; 3: Number Games; 4: Twenty-Seven Words; 5: Guns in American Lives; 6: Interpreting the Second Amendment; 7: Magic Never Made a Gun; 8: The Other Amendment; 9: Playing by the Rules; 10: Colfax and Cruikshank; 11: Enforcement!; 12: A Century Passes; 13: Carry, Stand, and Defend; 14: The Court Speaks; 15: Guns and the Mind; 16: The Court Speaks Again; 17: A Year Passes; 18: Reducing Gun Violence; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.

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