Guns and crime
By: Louise Gerdes, book editor.
Contributors: Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737739183; 9780737739190
Subjects: Gun control -- United States; Firearms and crime -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of guns and crime / Kenneth Jost; title: Gun violence is a serious problem / Juliet A. Leftwich; title: The media overlook the role of guns in preventing crime / John R. Lott Jr.; title: America's gun-centered culture is responsible for mass shootings / Robert Jay Lifton; title: A weak cultural morality can be blamed for gun crime / Kurt Williamsen; title: A lack of gun control leads to gun crime / Lillian B. Rubin; title: Gun control does not reduce violent crime / Richard A. Levy; title: The increased availability of guns reduces crime / John Luik; title: The claim that increased gun availability reduces crime is unfounded / Sabina Thaler; title: Concealed-carry laws make people safer / Michael Barone; title: The gun industry uses fear to promote unnecessary concealed-carry laws / Kris Berggren; title: Gun-free zone laws prevent gun crime at schools / Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence; title: Gun-free zone laws increase gun crime at schools / Ann Coulter; title: Bans on assault weapons increase public safety / Nicholas D. Kristof; title: Bans on assault weapons will not reduce crime / John Hay Rabb; title: People have the right to defend themselves with guns / Alan Contreras; title: Freedom does not include unrestricted access to guns / Philadelphia Inquirer.