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Each volume of the Library in a Book series is carefully designed to be acomplete firststop resource for research on important issues and events manyof which strongly affect the United States. Clearly written and organized thebooks give the researcher an objective overview of the subject and a wealth ofinformation in a variety of formats as well as an extensive section onadditional sources from other books to videos to web sites.Each book includes A historical survey of the topic A chronology of significant events Information on court cases andor significant legislation Concise biographies of important people A glossary of terms names and acronyms An annotated bibliography approximately onethird of the book A list of relevant organizations A detailed index.Although most crime rates have declined during the 1990s continuing concernabout crime and the shocking number of wellpublicized mass shootings inschools workplaces and churches have kept the issue of gun control on thefront burner.The relationship between firearm ownership crime and violence is undoubtedlycomplex and expert opinions are sharply divided. Gun control advocates suggestthat Americas permissive firearm laws and the tens of millions of guns incitizens hands are largely responsible for a culture of violence. Advocatesof gun rights argue that it is not guns that cause crime but criminals andthat guns in the hands of lawabiding citizens are an essential part ofdeterring crime.Gun Control is an accurate fair and balanced presentation of the historicalbackground and criminological legal and legislative aspects of thismanyfaceted issue. It is a useful tool for students teachers and librarians aswell as for people working in the political and legal arenas. «
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