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Gun Violence (Contemporary Issues Companion)
April 2008, Greenhaven Press
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Gun Violence (Contemporary Issues Companion)
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Gun violence in the United States
Gun violence in the United States is lethal / David Hemenway
Gun accidents and homicides are declining / Gary Kleck and Don B. Kates
Young people are victims and perpetrators of gun violence / Alfred Blumstein
Data about guns and crime is being suppressed / Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Gun laws do not inhibit gun violence / Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
The causes of gun violence is linked to aggressive behavior / Media Awareness Network
Guns protect people / Sharon Harris
Very young perpetrators are victims of gun accessibility / Family Education
The United States has a cultural obsession with guns / Mark Morford
Personal perspectives on gun violence
Gun violence turns a mother into a gun control activist / Donna Dees-Thomases
Only forgiveness breaks the cycle of violence / Steven McDonald
A mother loses her son to gun violence / Karin Wilson
What it feels like to get shot / Wade Meredith
Gun violence on campus / Candace Murphy
Deterring gun violence
Gun control laws don't prevent crime / National Rifle Association
Stricter gun control might have prevented the Virginia Tech massacre / Economist
Banning guns is not enough to stop campus violence / Chris McGoey
Choice and individual responsibility are more effective than laws to reduce gun violence / J. Thomas Bennett
The responsible use of guns can improve women's safety / Caitlin Kelly
Nationals programs are needed to deter youth violence / Kathleen Reich, Patti L. Culross, and Richard E. Behrman
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Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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