Gun Control and Gun Rights
A Reader and Guide
Published on 1. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-8147-4760-5 (ISBN)
Description
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The second amendment is the most hotly debated and controversial right in the Constitution. In light of the recent surge of school shootings and other gun-related crimes, gun policy has become one of our leading national concerns, affecting politicians, gun manufacturers, sport shooters, and ordinary citizens alike.
Showcasing viewpoints from all sides of the gun control debate, Gun Control and Gun Rights, presents the first balanced gun policy textbook for use by undergraduates, graduate students, law students and the general public.
This comprehensive anthology includes selections from legal cases, hunting stories, public policy briefs and journalistic accounts. Anyone looking for a fair, even-handed account of the gun issue will find it in this book.
Read the Introduction.
The second amendment is the most hotly debated and controversial right in the Constitution. In light of the recent surge of school shootings and other gun-related crimes, gun policy has become one of our leading national concerns, affecting politicians, gun manufacturers, sport shooters, and ordinary citizens alike.
Showcasing viewpoints from all sides of the gun control debate, Gun Control and Gun Rights, presents the first balanced gun policy textbook for use by undergraduates, graduate students, law students and the general public.
This comprehensive anthology includes selections from legal cases, hunting stories, public policy briefs and journalistic accounts. Anyone looking for a fair, even-handed account of the gun issue will find it in this book.
Reviews / Votes
""Most academic literature regarding firearms policy is one-sided advocacy scholarship. . . . This book seeks to create such a balance."" (Future Survey)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8147-4760-5 (9780814747605)
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Persons
Andrew J. McClurg is professor of law at the Florida International University College of Law.
David Kopel is Research Director at the Independence Institute in Golden, Colorado. Brannon Denning is Assistant Professor of Law at Southern Illinois University Law School.
Brannon Denning is Assistant Professor of Law at Southern Illinois University Law School.
David Kopel is Research Director at the Independence Institute in Golden, Colorado. Brannon Denning is Assistant Professor of Law at Southern Illinois University Law School.
Brannon Denning is Assistant Professor of Law at Southern Illinois University Law School.
Content
1 The Benefits of Gun Ownership 2 The Costs of Firearms 3 Philosophical Roots of the Right to Arms and of Opposition to That Right 4 The Right to Arms in the Second Amendment and State Constitutions: Cases and Commentary 5 Guns and Identity: Race, Gender, Class, and Culture 6 Guns and Civil Liability