Gun control
By: Susan Dudley Gold.
Series: Open for debate
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Gun control -- United States.; Firearms ownership -- United States.; Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Gun control.; Firearms ownership.; Firearms -- Law and legislation.
Description: Discusses the history of guns and gun control in the United States, relevant laws and legal cases, and the arguments posed by both sides in the debate about how much government control there should be over firearms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-137) and index.
Table of contents: title: Snipers take aim; title: The Second Amendment; title: The role of guns in America's history; title: Early gun laws; title: The Gun Control Act of 1968; title: The Brady Bill; title: The battle goes to court; title: School shootings and gun-controlled efforts; title: Gun control today.