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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Gun control -- Juvenile literature.
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- Juvenile literature.
Firearms ownership -- Juvenile literature.
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Gun control and the ...
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Gun control and the NRA / Joellen McCarty, book editor.
New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, 2020.
Subjects
Gun control -- Juvenile literature.
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- Juvenile literature.
Firearms ownership -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781534506633 (library binding)
1534506632 (library binding)
Series:
Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
Description:
120 pages ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
What is the role of the Second Amendment in gun control debates? -- The Second Amendment has a contested history / Alan Yuhas -- The Second Amendment upholds public gun bans / Glen Martin -- Gun ownership is a negative American value / Gary Younge -- Gun control is unconstitutional / James Slate -- Strict gun control infringes on constitutional rights / Scott Johnston -- Does gun control infringe on personal rights and privacy? -- Gun control's polarization makes policy ineffective / Lauren Manier -- Universal background checks may threaten civil liberties / Vince Coglianese -- Gun control makes law-abiding citizens criminals / Lauren Rosenthal -- Public support for gun control outweighs individual rights complaints / Center for American Progress -- Public safety is more important than individual rights / Anthea Butler -- Nonviolence can be the best weapon for societal change / Mark Engler and Paul Engler -- Would gun control increase public safety? -- Gun violence presents a public health risk / Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund -- Stricter gun control reduces non-fatal gun injuries / Kathryn M. Barker -- Guns are important tools for self-defense / Mark W. Smith -- Owning guns doesn't prevent crime / Samantha Raphelson -- The US needs to focus on enforcing the gun laws it already has / John Wihbey -- Facts about gun control and the NRA -- Organizations to contact -- For further reading.
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"School shootings and mass gun violence have brought the gun control debate to national attention, and according to a 2018 survey, 57 percent of Americans believe that stricter gun laws are necessary. However, the same survey found that 42 percent of Americans live in gun-owning households, indicating that gun ownership is deeply embedded in American life. How can the right to gun ownership and the necessity of reducing gun violence be reconciled? Is the NRA a necessary protector of civil liberties, or does it stand in the way of effective legislation? This volume will examine these contentious questions"--
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Ewa Beach P/S Library
YA -- Nonfiction
363.33097 GU
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