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GUNS & CONT SCTY: PAST PRS FUT FIREARMS FIREARM PLCY 3V

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<P>This three-volume set examines various approaches to firearms, including constitutional and legal issues, public health and criminal justice concerns, and perspectives on personal safety and self-defense.  Authors from varied backgrounds and viewpoints share their perspectives on the pros and cons of firearm ownership as all of the following: a constitutional right, a key instrument of self-defense, a guarantee of political freedoms, and as a major factor in crime and personal injury.</P>

Guns and Contemporary Society

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Introduction.
1: The Early History of Guns: From Colonial Times to the Civil War.
2: The Struggle over Gun Control at the National Level.
3: A History of Firearms Legislation at the State and Local Levels.
4: Heller as Miller: Court Decisions Dealing with Firearms.
5: Gun Rights and the World&#x2019;s Constitutions.
6: Locks, Stocks, and Barrels: The History of the American Firearms Industry.
7: Evolution of the National Rifle Association and Other Gun Rights Organizations.
8: Organizations Advocating Gun Control&#x002A;.
9: The Failure of &#x201C;Operation Fast and Furious&#x201D; and the Complexity of Firearms Trafficking into Mexico.
Volume 1 Index.
About the Editor and Contributors.

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