Gun control
By: [edited by] the New York Times editorial staff
Contributors: New York Times Educational Publishing
Edition: First edition.
Series: Changing perspectives; Changing perspectives (New York Times Educational Publishing)
Publisher: New York Times Educational Publishing
Published: 2019
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781642821475; 9781642821468
Subjects: Gun control; Juvenile literature; Armes à feu; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Contrôle; JUVENILE NONFICTION; Social Science; General
Description: This collection of articles about gun control presents how the discussion of gun control has evolved from the 1960s through today, from the political assassinations of significant figures such as John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. to the Orlando nightclub massacre and the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in 2018.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Early gun control measures; title: ch. 2. The Reagan years and shifts in gun laws; title: ch. 3. A call for greater gun control; title: ch. 4. Millennial changes in gun legislation; title: ch. 5. Contemporary calls to action.