| Description |
viii, 340 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The Middle Ages: laws, outlaws, and crimes of violence -- The Tudor-Stuart centuries: revolution in church, state, and armaments -- The Eighteenth Century: "fruitful in the inventions of wickedness" -- The Nineteenth Century: "An era of rare success" -- 1900-1953: the government takes control -- 1953-2000: only the criminals have the guns -- More guns more crime or More guns less crime? The American case -- The right equation -- Appendix: Firearms licences in England and Wales. |
| Subject |
Firearms and crime -- England -- History.
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Gun control -- England -- History.
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| ISBN |
0674007530 alkaline paper |
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0674016084 |
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