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Author Brownell, Richard, author.

Title Guns in America / Richard Brownell
Published Farmington Hills, Michigan : Gale, a Cengage Company, [2018]
©2018
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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 201 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
Series Unlocking current issues
Contents The Second Amendment and the right to bear arms -- A history of gun control in America -- Guns in American culture -- Gun crime and gun laws in the United States -- The gun control debate
Summary This book provides students with historical context of gun ownership in America, tracing the issue from colonial roots through the establishment of the NRA up to today's highly charged and often politicized debates around issues like assault rifle bans, open carry laws, and more. It also addresses concealed weapons, mass shootings, and gun ownership and the laws surrounding ownership
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Age: 10-14
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Subject Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Firearms -- Social aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Gun control -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Firearms -- Law and legislation.
Firearms -- Social aspects.
Gun control.
United States.
Genre/Form Juvenile works.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1410381005
9781410381002
Other Titles Enhanced guns in America