Kristin A. Goss, Philip J. Cook

The Gun Debate

What Everyone Needs to Know®

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know® takes readers on a tour of the issues that Americans debate when they talk about guns. The volume includes information on gun control pertaining to U.S. history, jurisprudence, cultural beliefs, political agendas, epidemiologcal data, criminology, law and regulation, and policy effectiveness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 141mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780190073459
• ISBN-10: 0190073454
• Artikelnr.: 57792831

Autorenporträt

Philip J. Cook is ITT/Terry Sanford Professor Emeritus of Public Policy Studies, Economics, and Sociology at Duke University. He is the co-author (with Jens Ludwig) of Gun Violence: The Real Costs. Kristin A. Goss is Kevin D. Gorter Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University. She is the author of Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. America and Its Guns
2. Reasons for Owning a Firearm
3. The Value of Guns for Safety and Protection
4. The Costs of Gun Violence
5. Causes of Gun Violence
6. Manufacture and Marketing of Guns
7. How America Regulates Firearms
8. Effectiveness of Firearms Policy
9. Guns and Gun Control in History
10. Public Opinion and Political Party Positions on Guns
11. The Gun Rights Movement
12. The Gun Control Movement
13. Gun Policy Going Forward
Bibliography
Index