The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs To Know By Philip J. Cook,
Kristin A. Goss (Paperback, 2014)

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Even before the recent Newtown CT massacre gun violence & gun control has preoccupied public officals & legislators at all levels of government as well as powerful special interest groups for years The Gun Debate What Everyone Needs to Know tours the issues that Americans debate when they talk about guns The volume

Includes:: information on gun control pertaining to US history jurisprudence cultural beliefs political agendas epidemiologcal data criminology law & regulation & policy effectivness Throughout economist Philip J Cook & political scientist Kristin Goss illustrate for readers which questions & issues are contentious & on which there is something approaching consensus They answer basic questions like Where do people acquire guns? Is gun violence rising or falling? Who is at risk for being shot? How much does gun violence cost? & tackle tougher ones such as Do video games & the media contribute to gun violence? Why is the gun control movement relatively weak? Is it better to enforce the laws we have or enact new ones? The answers to these questions will help the general reader to make sense of the volley of ideologically driven statistics & slogans that characterize our national conversation on firearms This book is a must-read for anyone interested in getting a clear view of the highly polarizing topic of gun control