Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law, 3rd Edition [3 volumes]

Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law, 3rd Edition [3 volumes]
ISBN-10
1440867747
ISBN-13
9781440867743
Series
Guns in American Society
Category
Social Science
Pages
1188
Language
English
Published
2022-12-31
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Authors
Gregg Lee Carter, Jaclyn Schildkraut

Description

Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law is a comprehensive and evenhanded three-volume reference resource for understanding all of the political, legal, and cultural factors that have swirled around gun rights and gun control in America, past and present. The encyclopedia draws on a vast array of research in criminology, history, law, medicine, politics, and social science. It covers all aspects of the issue: gun violence, including mass shootings in schools and other public spaces; gun control arguments and organizations; gun rights arguments and organizations; the firearms industry; firearms regulation, legislation, and court decisions; gun subcultures (for example, hunters and collectors); leading opinion-shapers on both sides of the gun debate; technological innovations in firearm manufacturing; various types of firearms, from handguns to assault weapons; and evolving public attitudes toward guns. Many of these entries place the topics in both historical and cross-cultural perspective.

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