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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Marjolijn Bijlefeld
ISBN: 031329903X 9780313299032
OCLC Number: 36138391
Description: xxxiii, 294 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Historical background -- The Constitution and the Second Amendment -- State declarations of rights -- Modern views on the Second Amendment -- The Second Amendment goes to court -- The National Rifle Association -- Legislative responses to gun violence -- Gun Control Act of 1968 -- The effectiveness of gun control legislation -- A nation divided -- Public opinion -- National statistics -- International comparisons -- Law enforcement's role -- The public health community enters the debate -- Guns in suicide -- Guns as self-defense security -- The 1990s-the debate takes center stage -- Kids, guns, and schools -- Guns, schools and the Supreme Court -- Court watch -- Are guns safe?
Series Title: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues
Responsibility: edited by Marjolijn Bijlefeld.

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