RT Book
T1 Guns and crime
T2 At issue
A2 Gerdes, Louise I. 1953-
LA English
PP Detroit u.a.
PB Greenhaven Press
YR 2008
ED [Nachdr.]
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1616112824
AB An overview of guns and crime / Kenneth Jost -- Gun violence is a serious problem / Juliet A. Leftwich -- The media overlook the role of guns in preventing crime / John R. Lott Jr. -- America's gun-centered culture is responsible for mass shootings / Robert Jay Lifton -- A weak cultural morality can be blamed for gun crime / Kurt Williamsen -- A lack of gun control leads to gun crime / Lillian B. Rubin -- Gun control does not reduce violent crime / Richard A. Levy -- The increased availability of guns reduces crime / John Luik -- The claim that increased gun availability reduces crime is unfounded / Sabina Thaler -- Concealed-carry laws make people safer / Michael Barone -- The gun industry uses fear to promote unnecessary concealed-carry laws / Kris Berggren -- Gun-free zone laws prevent gun crime at schools / Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence -- Gun-free zone laws increase gun crime at schools / Ann Coulter -- Bans on assault weapons increase public safety / Nicholas D. Kristof -- Bans on assault weapons will not reduce crime / John Hay Rabb -- People have the right to defend themselves with guns / Alan Contreras -- Freedom does not include unrestricted access to guns / Philadelphia Inquirer
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV7436
SN 978-0-7377-3918-3
SN 978-0-7377-3919-0
K1 gun control : United States
K1 Firearms and crime : United States
K1 Aufsatzsammlung
K1 USA : Schusswaffe : Gewaltkriminalität
K1 USA : Schusswaffe : Waffenrecht