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Gun violence

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Greenhaven Press
Language
English

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Cover of: Gun Violence (Contemporary Issues Companion)
Gun Violence (Contemporary Issues Companion)
April 2008, Greenhaven Press
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Cover of: Gun Violence (Contemporary Issues Companion)
Gun Violence (Contemporary Issues Companion)
April 2008, Greenhaven Press
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2008, Greenhaven Press
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Detroit

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
Organizations to contact
For further research
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Contemporary issues companion
Genre
Juvenile literature.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.150973
Library of Congress
HV7436 .G8764 2008

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL19930930M
ISBN 13
9780737739466, 9780737739473
LCCN
2008007485
Goodreads
2664649
2664653

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