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Guns and crime /

by 20160731 frey50
Additional authors: Torr, James D., -- 1974- -- Ed.
Series: At issue Published by : Greenhaven Press, (San Diego, Calif. :) , 2004 Physical details: 79 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0737719982 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780737719987 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0737719974 (lib. : alk. paper); 9780737719970 (lib. : alk. paper). ISSN:978073771
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Gun ownership does not cause violent crime / Don B. Kates Jr. -- Gun ownership increases the lethality of violent crime / Josh Sugarman -- Stronger gun control laws can help reduce crime / Steven Riczo -- Stronger gun control laws will not reduce crime / Linda Gorman and David B. Kopel -- Concealed-carry laws deter crime / John R. Lott Jr., interview by Jacob Sullum and Michael W. Lynch -- Concealed-carry laws may increase crime / Violence Policy Center -- Gun licensing and registration would reduce crime / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence -- Gun licensing and registration would not reduce crime / James B. Jacobs -- Ballistic fingerprinting can help reduce crime / Dianne Feinstein -- Ballistic fingerprinting will not help reduce crime / Stephen P. Halbrook.

Contains ten essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to gun control, discussing whether gun ownership causes violent crime, and debating the effectiveness of several gun control laws, including ballistic fingerprinting.