The revised third edition of the landmark Guns in American Society provides an authoritative and objective survey of the history and current state of all gun-related issues and areas of debate in the United States.
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law is a comprehensive and evenhanded three-volume reference resource for understanding all of the political, legal, and cultural factors that have swirled around gun rights and gun control in America, past and present.
The encyclopedia draws on a vast array of research in criminology, history, law, medicine, politics, and social science. It covers all aspects of the issue: gun violence, including mass shootings in schools and other public spaces; gun control arguments and organizations; gun rights arguments and organizations; the firearms industry; firearms regulation, legislation, and court decisions; gun subcultures (for example, hunters and collectors); leading opinion-shapers on both sides of the gun debate; technological innovations in firearm manufacturing; various types of firearms, from handguns to assault weapons; and evolving public attitudes toward guns. Many of these entries place the topics in both historical and cross-cultural perspective.
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Guns in American Society
An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law [3 volumes]
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eBook - PDF
Guns in American Society
An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law [3 volumes]
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Entries
- Preface,
- Introduction
- Chronology
- A–Z Entries
- Appendix 1: Key Federal Gun Laws
- Appendix 2: Key State Gun Laws
- Appendix 3: List of Judicial Developments
- Appendix 4: Organizations Concerned with the Role of Guns in Contemporary American Society
- About the Editors and Contributors
- Index
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