Guns and Crime

by Noel Merino

Overview

Do guns contribute to or prevent crime? Is gun ownership a right or a privilege? Would Americans be safer without guns? This is a compendium of opinions on the issue of guns and crime answering these questions and more, including whether more stringent gun control would increase or decrease violence. Readers see both sides to relating issues, such as gun control, individual rights, its impact on children, and assault weapon bans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737771725
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	At Issue Series: Crime
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction     7
An Overview of Guns and Crime   Kenneth Jost     11
Gun Violence Is a Serious Problem   Juliet A. Leftwich     23
The Media Overlook the Role of Guns in Preventing Crime   John R. Lott Jr.     30
America's Gun-Centered Culture Is Responsible for Mass Shootings   Robert Jay Lifton     38
A Weak Cultural Morality Can Be Blamed for Gun Crime   Kurt Williamsen     41
A Lack of Gun Control Leads to Gun Crime   Lillian B. Rubin     50
Gun Control Does Not Reduce Violent Crime   Richard A. Levy     57
The Increased Availability of Guns Reduces Crime   John Luik     61
The Claim That Increased Gun Availability Reduces Crime Is Unfounded   Sabina Thaler     65
Concealed-Carry Laws Make People Safer   Michael Barone     68
The Gun Industry Uses Fear to Promote Unnecessary Concealed-Carry Laws   Kris Berggren     72
Gun-Free Zone Laws Prevent Gun Crime at Schools$dBrady Center to Prevent Gun Violence     76
Gun-Free Zone Laws Increase Gun Crime at Schools   Ann Coulter     83
Bans on Assault Weapons Increase Public Safety   Nicholas D. Kristof     87
Bans on Assault WeaponsWill Not Reduce Crime   Robert J. Caldwell     91
People Have the Right to Defend Themselves with Guns   Alan Contreras     96
Freedom Does Not Include Unrestricted Access to Guns Philadelphia Inquirer     100
Organizations to Contact     104
Bibliography     110
Index     115