The gun debate: what everyone needs to know

by Cook, Philip J.

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Title Statements

Full title :The gun debate : what everyone needs to know / Philip J. Cook and Kristin A. Goss.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (1 recurso electrónico.).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199339006, 0199339007
oclc:on1105438767
Dewey Decimal:363.330973

Cover -- The Gun Debate -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- The Gun Debate -- 1 America and Its Guns -- What Is a Gun? -- What Is the Problem with Guns? -- How Many Americans Own How Many Firearms? -- Who Owns the Guns? -- Why Do People Choose to Own Guns-or Not? -- How Many Guns Do Gun Owners Own? -- Is Gun Ownership Rising or Falling? -- What Role Do Shooting Sports Play in American Life? -- Has Participation in Gun Sports Declined? -- What Are the Common Types of Modern Firearms? -- Why Do Gun Owners Usually Have Several Guns? -- What Is an Assault Weapon? -- What Devices Are Available to Prevent Misuse? -- 2 The Value of Guns for Self-Protection and Combating Tyranny -- Why Is Self-Defense Central to the Debate over Gun Control? -- Is a Gun an Effective Means of Self-Protection against an Assailant? -- How Often Are Guns Used in Self-Defense? -- What Are the Risks and Benefits of Keeping a Firearm in the Home for Protection? -- Do Burglars Avoid Neighborhoods Where Residents Keep Guns in the Home? -- How Many People Are Licensed to Carry a Gun? -- What Is It Like to Carry a Concealed Gun? -- Does Society Benefit If More Civilians Carry Concealed Weapons? -- Do Ameri…