Guns in the United States (Impact Books)

Dolan, Edward F.; Scariano, Margaret M.

ISBN 10: 053111189X ISBN 13: 9780531111895

Publisher: Franklin Watts, 1994

Looks at the role firearms have played in the history of the United States, discusses the arguments for and against gun control, and describes the effect of guns on the lives of women and children

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Gr. 7-12. This timely, evenhanded book expresses the authors' concern about rising gun violence in America without stridently taking sides in the gun-control debate. The goal is to encourage readers to investigate, then take a knowledgeable stand on gun control. Toward that end, Dolan and Scariano explore not only many aspects of the current situation and controversy, but also America's historical relationship to firearms. There's a consideration of what the Gun control Act of 1968 does and doesn't do, a chapter about the 1993 Brady Bill, and attention to some relatively recent issues, among them, gun possession among women and young people. A final chapter entitled "What You Can Do to Help" and an extensive bibliography, which includes many newspaper and magazine articles, will help readers focus their attention more effectively. A good introduction to the issue for the independent reader, the well-documented book will also be a fine resource for report writers and debate students. Chapter source notes are appended. Stephanie Zvirin

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