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Control # 1 2019035359
Control # Id 3 DLC
Date 5 20200918124919.0
Fixed Data 8 191216s2020 nyu b 001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2019035359
ISBN 20    $a9780190073466$q(hardback)
ISBN 20    $a9780190073459$q(paperback)
ISBN 20    $z9780190073473
ISBN 20    $z9780190073480$q(epub)
Obsolete 39    $a323446$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dGCG
Authen. Ctr. 42    $apcc
Geog. Area 43    $an-us---
LC Call 50 00 $aHV7436$b.C657 2020
Dewey Class 82 00 $a363.330973$223
ME:Pers Name 100 $aCook, Philip J.,$d1946-$eauthor.
Title 245 14 $aThe gun debate :$bwhat everyone needs to know /$cPhilip J. Cook, Kristin A. Goss.
Edition 250    $a2nd edition.
Tag 264 264  1 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c[2020]
Phys Descrpt 300    $a328 pages ;$c21 cm.
Tag 336 336    $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
Tag 337 337    $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
Tag 338 338    $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
Series:Diff 490 $aWhat everyone needs to know®
Note:General 500    $aRevised edition of the authors' The gun debate, [2014]
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 273-304) and index.
Note:Content 505 $aAmerica and Its Guns -- The Value of Guns for Personal and Collective Defence -- The Harm Done by Guns -- Causes of Gun Violence -- Manufacture and Marketing of Guns -- Gun Control in America -- Effectiveness of Firearms Policy -- Guns and Gun Control in History -- Public Opinion, Political Parties, and Guns -- The Gun Rights Movement -- The Gun Violence Prevention Movement --Is There a Way Forward for Gun Policy?
Abstract 520    $a"No topic is more polarizing than guns and gun control. From a gun culture that took root early in American history to the mass shootings that repeatedly bring the public discussion of gun control to a fever pitch, the topic has preoccupied citizens, public officials, and special interest groups for decades. The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know. delves into the issues that Americans debate when they talk about guns. With a balanced and broad-ranging approach, noted economist Philip J. Cook and political scientist Kristin A. Goss thoroughly cover the latest research, data, and developments on gun ownership, gun violence, the firearms industry, and the regulation of firearms. The authors also tackle sensitive issues such as the effectiveness of gun control, the connection between mental illness and violent crime, the question of whether more guns make us safer, and ways that video games and the media might contribute to gun violence. No discussion of guns in the U.S. would be complete without consideration of the history, culture, and politics that drive the passion behind the debate. Cook and Goss deftly explore the origins of the American gun culture and the makeup of both the gun rights and gun control movements. Written in question-and-answer format, this updated edition brings the debate up-to-date for the current political climate under Trump and will help readers make sense of the ideologically driven statistics and slogans that characterize our national conversation on firearms. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in getting a clear view of the issues surrounding guns and gun policy in America."--$cProvided by publisher.
Local Note 590    $aRecommended in Resources for College Libraries
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aGun control$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aFirearms ownership$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aFirearms$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aGoss, Kristin A.,$d1965-