The Only Thing That Stops a Guy with a Bad Policy is a Guy with a Good Policy: An Examination of the NRA’s “National School Shield” Proposal

With the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, the public and the government are looking for solutions to school violence. The National Rifle Association (NRA), a Second Amendment, pro-gun advocacy group, has proposed an “education and training emergency response program” called Th...

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Autor principal: Burton, Catherine E. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Crews, Gordon A. ; Crews, Angela D.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2013
En:Año: 2013
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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