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How America Got Its Guns: A History of the Gun Violence Crisis
William Briggs
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Description for How America Got Its Guns: A History of the Gun Violence Crisis
Paperback. This book on the history of guns in America examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JFFE; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
In the United States more than thirty thousand deaths each year can be attributed to firearms. This book on the history of guns in America examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned. The author's thorough and objective account shows the complexities of the issue, which are so often reduced to bumper-sticker slogans, and suggests ways in which gun violence in this country can be reduced. Briggs profiles not only protagonists in the national gun debate but also ordinary people, showing the ways guns have become part of the lives of many ... Read more
In the United States more than thirty thousand deaths each year can be attributed to firearms. This book on the history of guns in America examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned. The author's thorough and objective account shows the complexities of the issue, which are so often reduced to bumper-sticker slogans, and suggests ways in which gun violence in this country can be reduced. Briggs profiles not only protagonists in the national gun debate but also ordinary people, showing the ways guns have become part of the lives of many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826358134
SKU
V9780826358134
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About William Briggs
William Briggs is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Colorado at Denver.
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