Confronting Gun Violence in America

By Thomas Gabor

Book Overview

Part I. The Scale of America's Gun Problem.- Chapter 1. America's Gun Violence Problem.- Chapter 2. Gun Ownership in the United States.- Part II. Harms Associated with Firearms.- Chapter 3. Gun Deaths: The United States Versus the World.- Chapter 4. Homicide and the Instrumentality Effect.- Chapter 5. Mass Shootings: An Escalating Threat.- Chapter 6. Suicide: Impact of Lethal Methods.- Chapter 7. Unintentional Deaths: Unavoidable or Preventable?.- Chapter 8. The Deadliest States.- Part III. Guns as a Means of Self-Defense.- Chapter 9. Armed Self-Defense 1: The Number of Defensive Gun Uses.- Chapter 10. Armed Self-Defense II: Protection or Hazard?.- Part IV. Obstacles to Gun Violence Prevention Efforts.- Chapter 11. The Firearms Industry: Guns as a Business.- Chapter 12. The "Guns Everywhere" Movement.- Chapter 13. Public Opinion: An Impediment to Reform?.- Chapter 14. Slogans Relating to Gun Violence: Fact or Fiction?.- Chapter 15. The Second Amendment: Is Gun Regulation Compatible with the Constitution?.- Part V. Preventing Gun Violence.- Chapter 16. A National Strategy for Preventing Gun Violence.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331933722X
• ISBN13: 9783319337227
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.7"