Information Plus Compact Reference Gun Control 2001 : An American Issue

, by Quiram, Jacquelyn

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ISBN: 9780787651497 | 0787651494
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/1/2001

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Reader's Guide

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History of the Right to Bear Arms

(4)

An Early Gun Control Law

Militia and the Ownership of Weapons

The English Bill of Rights

The Militia in America

The U.S. Constiution

The Modern Gun Control Debate

How Many Guns Are Owned by Private Citizens?

(4)

Gallup Polls of Gun Ownership and Use

Estimates by the National Institute of Justice

Estimates by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Women and Guns

Laws on Guns

(8)

Early Twentieth-Century Laws

The Gun Control Act of 1968

Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1985

The Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986

The Gun-Free School Zones Act

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

Plastic Guns

Firearms License Authenticator on the Internet

State Fireman Control Laws

Local Laws

Political Conflict over Laws Banning Guns

Guns, the Constitution and the Courts

(6)

The Most Important Supreme Court Ruling

The Gun-Free School Zones Act

The Brady Act

Sentencing Enhancements or Separate Crime?

State Laws

A Right to Self-Defense

But Governments Can Limit Gun Ownership

Banning Handguns Completely

Guns and Crime

(8)

Why Do Criminals Prefer Guns?

Types of Guns Used in Crimes

How Often Are Guns Used in Violent Crimes?

Murder

The Use of Guns in Robberies

Aggravated Assaults

Weapons Offenses

Fireman Injury from Crime

Guns and Youth

(8)

Carrying Guns

Guns and Death

Guns, Youth, and Crime

Arrests of Teenagers

BB and Pellet Guns

Death from Guns

(6)

Second Cause of Injury Death

Causes of Injury Death, Ages 1 to 14

Youth and Young Adults, Ages 15 to 24

Causes of Death for Older Adults

How Do Americans Feel About Gun Control?

(6)

Is Gun Control an Important Issue?

Should Gun Laws Be Stricter?

Restricting Some Kinds of Firearms

Blaming Gun Manufacturers

Reducing Gun Violence

The Debate: There Should Be Gun Control Laws

(4)

(Statements from) Bill Clinton

Lois Capps

Dianne Feinstein

Patrick J. Kennedy

Robert T. Scully

Neil Abercrombe

Sarah Brady

The Debate: There Should Not Be Gun Control Laws

(6)

(Statements from) John R. Lott, Jr.

Marion P. Hammer

Jack R. Kingston

Joseph Constance

David Kopel

Frank J. Duggan

Susan R. Lamson

APPENDIX State Constitution Articles Concerning Weapons

(4)

State with Constitutional Provisions

States without Constitutional Provisions

Words to Know

(2)

Important Names and Addresses

(2)

Resources

(2)

Index

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