Thoroughly updated and greatly expanded from its original edition, this three-volume set is the go-to comprehensive resource on the legal, social, psychological, political, and public health aspects of guns in American life.
· 450 alphabetically organized entries, including 100 new for this edition, covering key issues (suicide, video games and gun violence, firearm injury statistics) and events (workplace shootings, the Virginia Tech massacre)
· 102 expert contributors from all academic fields involved in studying the causes and effects of gun violence
· A chronology of pivotal moments and controversies in the history of firearm ownership and use in the United States
· An exhaustive bibliography of print and online resources covering all aspects of the study of guns in the United States
· Appendices on federal gun laws, state gun laws, and pro- and anti-gun-control organizations
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Each year, 30,000 Americans die from firearms. Those staggering numbers, along with recent shooting rampages at Virginia Tech (2007) and outside a grocery store in Tucson, AZ, (2011) have galvanized the intense debate over gun access. Yet, committed advocates on all sides of the issue remain entrenched as they argue whether stricter gun control or tougher law enforcement will stem the violence, or whether any infringement of gun owners' rights is acceptable.
Gregg Lee Carter is professor of sociology at Bryant University, Smithfield, RI. He has authored or edited 22 books, including The Gun Control Movement and ABC-CLIO's Gun Control in the United States: A Reference Handbook.
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