Paperback(2nd ed.)
-
PICK UP IN STORECheck Availability at Nearby Stores
Available within 2 business hours
Related collections and offers
Overview
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780737772692 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
| Publication date: | 06/11/2015 |
| Series: | Opposing Viewpoints Series |
| Edition description: | 2nd ed. |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d) |
| Age Range: | 16 - 18 Years |
Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 How Serious Is the Problem of Gun Violence
Chapter Preface 18
1 Gun Violence in the United States Is a Public Health Concern Scott R. Kegler James A. Mercy 20
2 Gun Violence in the United States Has Declined D'Vera Cohn Paul Taylor Mark Hugo Lopez Catherine A. Gallagher Kim Parker Kevin T. Maass 26
3 Young Guns: How Gun Violence Is Devastating the Millennial Generation Chelsea Parsons Anne Johnson 34
4 There Is a Problem with Politics, Not Guns, in the United States Michael Schaus 46
5 There Is an Epidemic of School Shootings Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Mayors Against Illegal Guns 50
6 Gun Violence Is Decreasing and School Shootings Are Rare Dewey G. Cornell 56
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 61
Chapter 2 What Factors Contribute to Gun Violence?
Chapter Preface 63
1 America's Exceptional Gun Culture Elias Groll 65
2 The Drug War Is a Cause of Inner-City Gun Violence Trevor Burrus 71
3 The Guns of Chicago: And the Safe Sidewalks of New York Heather Mac Donald 76
4 Mental Illness Has Proven Itself a Risk Factor for Gun Violence Ann Coulter 81
5 Guns?Not the Mentally I11?Kill People Abby Rapoport 86
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 93
Chapter 3 Do Gun Ownership Regulations Reduce Gun Violence?
Chapter Preface 95
1 Background Checks Need to Be Expanded and Strengthened Josh Horwitz 97
2 The "40 Percent" Myth John Lott 103
3 Allowing Armed Citizens Reduces Gun Violence Wayne Allyn Root 107
4 Allowing Armed Citizens Does Not Reduce Gun Violence Mark Follman 113
5 The Private Gun Sale Loophole Needs to Be Closed Mayors Against Illegal Guns 122
6 Treating Personal Transfers Like Retail Sales Would Violate Rights Dave Kopel 135
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 144
Chapter 4 What Should Be Done to Reduce Gun Violence?
Chapter Preface 146
1 Gun Regulations Are Necessary and Allowed Under the Second Amendment Mark Nuckols 148
2 Gun Regulations Are Ineffective and Threaten the Second Amendment Robert A. Levy 154
3 More Law Enforcement, Not More Regulation, Reduces Gun Violence Steve Chapman 162
4 Shame on U.S.: How Many Tiny Coffins Do We Need Next Time? Mike Lupica 167
5 ABC: But ?Assault Weapons' Bans Just Make Guns Look Different! Charles C.W. Cooke 172
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 177
For Further Discussion 178
Organizations to Contact 180
Bibliography of Books 186
Index 189