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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 -- Gun-Curbs Issue Revived by Dodd -- Drop That Gun -- President Asserts Texas Shooting Points Up Need for a Law -- The Gun and How to Control It -- Gun Curb Fight Opens in Capital -- Gun Curbs Backed by a Rifle Expert -- A Gun Is Power, Black Panther Says -- Dodd Gun-Control Law Opposed by Big Rifle Group at a Hearing -- Gun Control Added to Civil Rights Bill by Senate, 72 to 23 -- Gun Control Bill Speeded by House -- Strict Gun Control Practiced Abroad -- The Gun Lobby Is Feeling No Pain -- CHAPTER 2 -- Gun-Control Advocates Are Feeling Surrounded -- Focus of Gun-Control Fight Shifts -- Controls on Guns Supported in Polls -- Gun Show a Weapons Supermarket -- Police Groups Reverse Stand and Back Controls on Pistols -- CHAPTER 3 -- From One Woman's Tragedy, the Making of an Advocate -- After Vigil for Verdict, a Plea for Gun Control -- Bush, Usually Opponent of Gun Control, Backs 2 Restrictions Proposed in Congress -- A Gun Control Moment -- Politics Among Culprits in Death of Gun Control -- Towns Learn Banning Guns Is Not Easy -- Statements Put White House Into a Gun Control Debate -- Killings May Not Affect Gun Control Measures -- Vital Statistics -- CHAPTER 4 -- More Guns for Everyone! -- Rethinking Ballistic Fingerprints -- Democrats, Using Finesse, Try to Neutralize the Gun Lobby's Muscle -- Gun Strategists Are Watching Brooklyn Case -- U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Limits on Assault Weapons -- Revised View of 2nd Amendment Is Cited as Defense in Gun Cases -- Justices, Ruling 5-4, Endorse Personal Right to Own Gun -- CHAPTER 5 -- Nation's Pain Is Renewed, and Difficult Questions Are Asked Once More -- Obama Invokes Newtown Dead in Pressing for New Gun Laws -- Want Gun Control? Learn From the N.R.A. -- Republicans Open to Banning 'Bump Stocks' Used in Massacre.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: Murder by Gunfire -- Chapter 1: Guns and the Law in U.S. History -- Chapter 2: Legal Issues in the Gun Control Debate -- Chapter 3: Arguments in Favor of Gun Control -- Chapter 4: Arguments in Favor of Gun Rights -- Chapter 5: The Gun Control Battle Rages On -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

COVER -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION: The Politics of Gun Control -- Gun Activists Misconstrue the Second Amendment -- The Second Amendment Remains Relevant -- Gun-Control Laws Reduce Violence -- Gun Control Does Not Prevent Crime -- Manufacturers Should Share in Guns' Costs to Society -- Gun Manufacturers Are Not Responsible for Gun-Related Deaths -- CONCLUSION: The Future of Gun Control in the United States -- APPENDIX -- ELEMENTS OF THE ARGUMENT -- NOTES -- RESOURCES -- PICTURE CREDITS -- INDEX -- CONTRIBUTORS.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The History of Gun Control in America -- Chapter 2: One Side: Gun Rights -- Chapter 3: The Other Side: Gun Control -- Chapter 4: You Decide -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Find Out More -- Index -- Back Cover.

Each book in this series offers all the statutes, legal opinions, and studies a student needs to structure a cohesive argument on a given controversial topic. Issues are presented from multiple points of view; sidebars cite law and opinions to aid in critical analysis; paratextual questions encourage reader engagement; and all sources are fully documented and grouped by the side of the argument. Analyzes the controversy over gun ownership in America: How does the Second Amendment's "right to bear arms" fit into the modern world? Does the state have an interest in restricting the lice

Australia has a national approach to gun-related violence, however there are more firearms in the community than ever before. This book explores the ongoing debate with a range of opinions on firearms restrictions from both gun control advocates and the gun lobby. Is gun ownership a right or a privilege? Are we going backwards on gun control?

Introduction -- Should people have the right to own guns? -- What measures will reduce gun violence and crime? -- Can gun control prevent school violence?

chapter 1. The history of the right to bear arms -- chapter 2. How many guns are there, and who owns them? -- chapter 3. Firearm laws, regulations, and ordinances -- chapter 4. Court rulings on firearms -- chapter 5. Firearms and crime -- chapter 6. Gun-related injuries and fatalities -- chapter 7. Guns and youth -- chapter 8. Public attitudes toward gun control -- chapter 9. There should be stricter gun control laws -- chapter 10. There should not be stricter gun control laws.

Intro -- GUN CONTROL STATES' CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROGRESS -- GUN CONTROL STATES' CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROGRESS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 GUN CONTROL: STATES' LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS VARY ACROSS THE NATION -- ABBREVIATIONS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- State Concealed Carry Laws -- Federal Role -- State Eligibility Restrictions -- STATES ALLOWING CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS HAVE INCREASED, BUT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND EXTENT OF RECIPROCITY DIFFER -- Since 2002, More States Required to Issue Permits to Eligible Applicants, though Some States Have Discretion in Who Receives a Permit -- More States Are Granting Permits -- Shall-Issue States Issue More Permits than May-Issue States -- About Half of the States' Laws Provide Issuing Authorities Discretion, beyond Standard Eligibility Requirements, in Granting Permits -- More than Half of the States Grant Permits to Nonresidents Who Are Eligible -- States' Eligibility Requirements Differ -- Thus Some States Would Issue a Permit to an Applicant and Others Would Not -- Majority of States Recognize Permits of at least 20 Other States -- May-Issue States Generally Do Not Grant Reciprocity -- SELECT STATES REPORTED MONITORING IF CERTAIN PERMITS SHOULD BE REVOKED AND HAVING PROCESSES TO REVOKE THEM WHEN NEEDED -- Select States Reported Having Mechanisms to Monitor Continued Eligibility -- Most States Track Revocations, and Select States Use Similar Mechanisms to Revoke Permits and Provide for an Appeals Process -- Select States Use Different Mechanisms to Retrieve Revoked Permits -- LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SELECT STATES VISUALLY CHECK PERMITS TO VERIFY VALIDITY, AMONG OTHER ACTIONS -- APPENDIX I: CASE STUDY STATE SUMMARIES -- Arizona Summary: Shall-Issue State (Residents and Nonresidents)

Nuclear, biological or chemical weapons & acts of terror may make the headlines, but it is conventional arms that take the lives in large numbers; maybe around a thousand a day. This month, a United Nations committee will try to find a way to limit the arms trade with a new treaty. For those facing the barrel of a gun, it cannot come a moment too soon. Adapted from the source document.

Strong feelings about guns -- The second amendment -- New guns, new laws -- Stopping mass shootings -- Universal background checks -- Banning assault weapons -- Gun control around the world -- Guns and freedom -- A country divided -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index