| Description |
192 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Series |
The Reference shelf ; v. 53, no. 1 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 53, no. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 188-192. |
| Contents |
Part I. Guns in our society -- The great American gun war / B. Bruce-Briggs -- Noncombatant's guide to the gun control fight / Changing Times -- History of a handgun, from factory to felony / New York Times -- Showdown with the gun gang / Michael K. Beard -- Have guns, will travel / Jan Reid -- Part II. American attitudes -- Stricter curbs on handguns / Gallup Poll Index -- Polls, good and bad / E.B. Mann -- Gun laws vs. crime / Don B. Kates Jr. -- Guns and hunting : facts vs. fantasy / Grits Gresham -- Living without handguns / Jack Corbett -- Part III. Legislation -- Handgun control and the politics of fear / Charles J. Orasin -- A failure of nerve / Peter C. Stuart -- Crime and gun control / M. Stanton Evans -- Guns and ammo / Jim Oliver -- New York gun law dispute ; New York's tough gun law isn't / Lawrence O'Toole -- Part IV. Enforcement -- Massachusetts gun law / David Rossman and others -- Gun laws and gun collectors / David T. Hardy -- The gun collector's story / Joseph Goulden -- A victimless crimes analysis / Raymond G. Kessler -- On the futility of prohibiting guns / Don B. Kates, Jr. |
| Subject |
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Firearms -- Public opinion.
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Public opinion -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Draper, Thomas.
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| Added Title |
Gun control.
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| ISBN |
0824206541: 6.25 |
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