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Top scholars present an unbiased, two-volume set that takes on the explosive issue of guns and gun violence in the United States.

How Americans feel about guns is usually determined by personal experience rather than research results, observes sociologist Gregg Lee Carter. His goal in compiling Guns in American Society , the most comprehensive single source of information on the gun issue, is to help readers educate themselves.

Is the high rate of violence in the United States linked to the prevalence of guns--or to a lack of social homogeneity and economic inequality? Should there be support for stricter or more lenient gun control? Should people carry concealed weapons for personal protection? What exactly did the authors of the Constitution mean by "the right of the people to keep and bear arms"? The encyclopedia doesn't tell readers how to answer these questions. Instead, it helps them sift through the latest thinking and research in the fields of criminology, history, law, medicine, politics, and sociology, providing objective information so they can make up their own minds.

* 400+ data-rich entries on all aspects of the issue including gun violence, gun control legislation, court decisions, gun organizations, gun owners, and gun subcultures

* Contributions by nearly 100 of the most important researchers and writers on guns in the United States

* Archival and contemporary illustrations, photographs, charts, and tables such as results of the Firearm Use in Crime National Victimization Survey, 1999

* Lists of key federal and state gun laws, right to bear arms provisions from state constitutions, and contact information for organizations on both sides of the issue

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• About the Editors(p. xi)
• Contributors and Their Entries(p. xiii)
• Preface(p. xxiii)
• Introduction(p. xv)
• Volume I
• Aborn, Richard (1952-)(p. 1)
• Academics for the Second Amendment (A2A)(p. 1)
• Accidents, Gun(p. 2)
• Acquisition of Guns(p. 3)
• African Americans and Gun Violence(p. 4)
• AK-47(p. 7)
• Alcohol and Gun Violence(p. 8)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)(p. 10)
• American Bar Association (ABA)(p. 12)
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)(p. 13)
• American Jewish Congress (AJC)(p. 14)
• American Medical Association (AMA)(p. 15)
• American Revolution(p. 17)
• American Rifleman(p. 20)
• Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)(p. 20)
• Americans for Gun Safety (AGS)(p. 21)
• Ammunition, Regulations of(p. 22)
• Ammunition, Types of(p. 25)
• Amnesty Programs(p. 28)
• Anglo-Saxon Tradition of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms(p. 29)
• Antiterrorist Legislation(p. 31)
• Armijo v. Ex Cam, Inc. (1987)(p. 32)
• Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment (AWARE)(p. 33)
• Articles of Confederation and Gun Control(p. 33)
• Assault Weapons(p. 34)
• Assault Weapons Ban of 1994(p. 35)
• Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)(p. 37)
• Attitudes toward Gun Control(p. 38)
• Automatic Weapons Laws(p. 42)
• Availability of Guns, Effects on Crime(p. 42)
• Average-Joe Thesis(p. 45)
• Aymette v. State (1840)(p. 48)
• Background Checks(p. 51)
• Bailey v. United States (1996)(p. 52)
• Barr, Bob (1948-)(p. 53)
• Barrett v. United States (1976)(p. 54)
• Barron v. Baltimore (1833)(p. 54)
• Bartley-Fox Carrying Law(p. 55)
• Beecham v. United States (1994)(p. 57)
• Beecher's Bibles(p. 58)
• Berkowitz, Leonard (1926-)(p. 58)
• Bernethy v. Walt Failor's, Inc. (1978)(p. 59)
• Black Codes(p. 61)
• Black Market for Firearms(p. 62)
• Black Panthers(p. 63)
• Black Talon(p. 64)
• Boomtowns, Cowtowns, and Gun Violence(p. 65)
• Boone, Daniel (1734-1820)(p. 67)
• Borinsky, Mark (1945-)(p. 69)
• Boxer, Barbara (1940-)(p. 70)
• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence(p. 71)
• Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence(p. 73)
• Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Bill)(p. 74)
• Brady, James S. (1940-)(p. 77)
• Brady, Sarah Kemp (1942-)(p. 78)
• Branch Davidians(p. 80)
• British American Security Information Council (BASIC)(p. 82)
• Brooks, Jack B. (1922-)(p. 83)
• Brown Bess(p. 84)
• Browning, John Moses (1855-1926)(p. 87)
• Bryan v. United States (1998)(p. 88)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF)(p. 89)
• Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)(p. 93)
• Bush, George H. W. (1924-)(p. 93)
• California Street (101) Massacre(p. 95)
• Campaign to Protect Sane Gun Laws(p. 96)
• Canada, Gun Laws(p. 96)
• Canadian Firearms Centre (CFC)(p. 100)
• Caron v. United States (1998)(p. 101)
• Carter, Harlon (1913-1991)(p. 101)
• Cartridges(p. 102)
• Cases v. United States (1942)(p. 103)
• Cease Fire, Inc.(p. 104)
• Center for Gun Policy and Research(p. 105)
• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV)(p. 106)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)(p. 107)
• Chaffee, John H. (1922-1999)(p. 108)
• Chenoweth-Hage, Helen (1938-)(p. 109)
• Child Access Prevention (CAP) Laws(p. 110)
• Children's Defense Fund (CDF)(p. 111)
• Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA)(p. 112)
• City of Las Vegas v. Moberg (1971)(p. 113)
• City of Salina v. Blaksley (1905)(p. 113)
• Civil War and Small Arms(p. 115)
• Civil War Reenactments(p. 117)
• Clinton, William J. (1946-)(p. 118)
• Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)(p. 120)
• Cody, William "Buffalo Bill" (1846-1917)(p. 121)
• Collectors(p. 123)
• Colleges and Gun Violence(p. 124)
• Colt, Samuel (1814-1862)(p. 126)
• Columbine High School Tragedy(p. 129)
• Commonwealth v. Davis (1976)(p. 135)
• Concealed Weapons Laws(p. 136)
• Congressional Voting Patterns on Gun Control(p. 137)
• Consumer Product Safety Laws(p. 139)
• Conyers, John (1929-)(p. 142)
• Cook, Philip J. (1946-)(p. 143)
• Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS)(p. 146)
• Craig, Larry E. (1945-)(p. 147)
• Crime and Gun Use(p. 148)
• Defensive Gun Use (DGU)(p. 153)
• Democratic Party and Gun Control(p. 155)
• Department of Justice, U.S.(p. 159)
• Derringers(p. 159)
• Dick Act (Militia Act of 1903)(p. 159)
• Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc. (1983)(p. 160)
• Dime Novels and the Sensationalization of Frontier Violence(p. 161)
• Dingell, John D. (1926-)(p. 163)
• Dix v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.(p. 164)
• Doctors Against Handgun Injury (DAHI)(p. 165)
• Doctors for Integrity in Policy Research (DIPR)(p. 166)
• Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO)(p. 167)
• Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws (DSGL)(p. 168)
• Dodd, Thomas Joseph (1907-1971)(p. 169)
• Dole, Robert (1923-)(p. 169)
• Domestic Violence and Guns(p. 170)
• Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856)(p. 173)
• Drive-by Shootings(p. 175)
• Drugs, Crime, and Guns: Cross-National Comparisons(p. 176)
• Drugs, Crime, and Guns: United States(p. 179)
• Dueling(p. 182)
• Dum-Dum Bullet(p. 184)
• Eddie Eagle(p. 185)
• Emergency Committee for Gun Control(p. 185)
• Enforcement of Gun Control Laws(p. 186)
• Farmer v. Higgins (1990)(p. 191)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)(p. 192)
• Federal Firearms Act of 1938 (Public Law No. 75-785)(p. 193)
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA)(p. 193)
• Federalism and Gun Control(p. 194)
• Federation for NRA(p. 196)
• Feinstein, Dianne (1933-)(p. 196)
• Felons and Gun Control(p. 197)
• Finland, Gun Laws(p. 199)
• Firearm Dealers(p. 201)
• Firearm Industry(p. 203)
• Firearm Injury Statistical Systems(p. 205)
• Firearm Sentence Enhancement (FSE) Laws(p. 207)
• Firearms Coalition(p. 208)
• Firearms Litigation Clearinghouse(p. 209)
• Firearms Owners Against Crime (FOAC)(p. 209)
• Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986(p. 210)
• First Monday: Unite to End Gun Violence, 2000-2001(p. 211)
• Fourteenth Amendment(p. 212)
• Fourth Amendment(p. 214)
• Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)(p. 216)
• Fresno Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. v. Van de Kamp (1992)(p. 217)
• Frontier Violence(p. 218)
• General Social Survey (GSS)(p. 225)
• Genocide and Guns(p. 225)
• Gottlieb, Alan Merril (1947-)(p. 228)
• Gritz, James "Bo" (1939-)(p. 229)
• Guggenheim Foundation, Harry Frank(p. 230)
• Gun Buyback Programs(p. 230)
• Gun Clubs(p. 232)
• Gun Control(p. 232)
• Gun Control Act of 1968(p. 237)
• Gun Culture(p. 243)
• Gun Magazines(p. 248)
• Gun News Digest(p. 251)
• Gun Owners' Action League (GOAL)(p. 251)
• Gun Owners of America (GOA)(p. 252)
• Gun Owners of California (GOC)(p. 252)
• Gun Ownership(p. 253)
• Gun Registration(p. 255)
• Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC)(p. 259)
• Gun Shows(p. 259)
• Gun Violence(p. 261)
• Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem(p. 263)
• Gun Week(p. 265)
• Gun-Free School Laws(p. 266)
• Gunpowder(p. 267)
• Guns in the Home(p. 268)
• Gunshot Detection Technologies (GDTs)(p. 271)
• Gunshot Wounds (Wound Ballistics)(p. 273)
• Halbrook, Stephen P. (1947-)(p. 277)
• Hammer, Marion P. (1939-)(p. 281)
• Handguns(p. 281)
• Health Care Professionals(p. 284)
• HELP Network(p. 285)
• Hemenway, David (1945-)(p. 287)
• Herbert, Henry William (1807-1858)(p. 288)
• Heston, Charlton (1923-)(p. 290)
• Hickok, James Butler "Wild Bill" (1837-1876)(p. 292)
• Hinckley, John Warnock, Jr. (1955-)(p. 294)
• Homicides, Gun(p. 295)
• Huddleston v. United States (1974)(p. 297)
• Hunting(p. 298)
• Hyde, Henry J. (1924-)(p. 300)
• Ideologies--Conservative and Liberal(p. 303)
• Independence Institute(p. 305)
• Institute for Legislative Action (ILA)(p. 305)
• Interest Groups and Gun Legislation(p. 307)
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)(p. 309)
• International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO)(p. 310)
• Intervention Effects(p. 311)
• Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA)(p. 312)
• Japan, Gun Laws(p. 315)
• Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)(p. 319)
• Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO)(p. 321)
• John Birch Society(p. 322)
• Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973)(p. 323)
• Justifiable Homicides(p. 323)
• Kates, Don B., Jr. (1941-)(p. 327)
• Kellermann, Arthur L. (1955-)(p. 329)
• Kennedy, Edward M. (1932-)(p. 331)
• Kennesaw, Georgia(p. 332)
• Killeen, Texas, Massacre(p. 333)
• Klanwatch Project(p. 336)
• Kleck, Gary (1951-)(p. 338)
• Knox, Neal (1935-)(p. 339)
• Kopel, David B. (1960-)(p. 340)
• Ku Klux Klan(p. 341)
• LaPierre, Wayne R., Jr. (1950-)(p. 345)
• Lautenberg, Frank R. (1924-)(p. 347)
• Law Enforcement for the Preservation of the Second Amendment (LEPSA)(p. 348)
• Lawsuits against Gun Manufacturers(p. 349)
• Lawyer's Second Amendment Society (LSAS)(p. 352)
• League of Women Voters and Gun Control(p. 352)
• Legal Action Project (LAP)(p. 353)
• Legal Community Against Violence (LCAV)(p. 354)
• Lennon, John (1940-1980)(p. 355)
• Lethality Effect of Guns(p. 356)
• Lewis v. United States (1980)(p. 358)
• Liability of Gun Manufacturers(p. 359)
• Licensing(p. 360)
• Long Gun(p. 361)
• Long Island Railroad Massacre(p. 362)
• Long Rifle (Pennsylvania/Kentucky)(p. 364)
• Lott, John R., Jr. (1958-)(p. 368)
• Ludwig, Jens Otto (1968-)(p. 369)
• Volume II
• Magna Carta (1215)(p. 371)
• Magna-Trigger(p. 376)
• Mailing of Firearms Act of 1927(p. 377)
• Mail-Order Guns(p. 377)
• Maryland v. United States (1965)(p. 378)
• Mass Murder (Shootings)(p. 379)
• Massachusetts Gun Law(p. 380)
• McCollum, William (1944-)(p. 383)
• McVeigh, Timothy (1968-2001)(p. 384)
• Media Violence(p. 385)
• Medicine and Gun Violence(p. 387)
• Mental Disabilities and Gun Use and Acquisition(p. 389)
• Merrill v. Navegar, Inc. (2001)(p. 391)
• Metaksa, Tanya K. (1936-)(p. 393)
• Metal Detectors(p. 394)
• Methodist Church, United(p. 395)
• Methodologies for Studying Gun Violence(p. 397)
• Metzenbaum, Howard M. (1917-)(p. 401)
• Mexico, Gun Laws(p. 402)
• Michigan Militia(p. 404)
• Militia of Montana(p. 404)
• Militia Watchdog Groups(p. 405)
• Militias(p. 406)
• Miller v. Texas (1894)(p. 407)
• Million Mom March(p. 410)
• Minie Ball(p. 411)
• Mothers Against Violence in America (MAVIA)(p. 412)
• Motor Vehicle Laws as a Model for Gun Laws(p. 413)
• Muscarello v. United States (1998)(p. 414)
• NAACP and Gun Control(p. 417)
• National Association of Police Organizations(NAPO)(p. 418)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)(p. 418)
• National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice (NBPRP)(p. 420)
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)(p. 420)
• National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy (NCRFP)(p. 422)
• National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH)(p. 423)
• National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)(p. 423)
• National Education Association (NEA)(p. 427)
• National Firearms Act of 1934(p. 427)
• National Firearms Association of Canada(p. 428)
• National Guard(p. 428)
• National Instant Criminal Background Check System(p. 431)
• National Institute of Justice (NIJ)(p. 432)
• National Rifle Association (NRA)(p. 434)
• National SAFE KIDS Campaign(p. 437)
• National School Safety Center (NSSC)(p. 437)
• National Sheriffs' Association (NSA)(p. 438)
• National Tracing Center (NTC)(p. 439)
• National Troopers' Coalition (NTC)(p. 440)
• Native Americans and Gun Violence(p. 441)
• Needle-in-the-Haystack Problem(p. 446)
• Nichols, Terry L. (1955-)(p. 447)
• Ninth Amendment(p. 448)
• Nuisance Law and Gun Suits(p. 449)
• Nunn v. State of Georgia (1846)(p. 450)
• Oakley, Annie (1860-1926)(p. 453)
• Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act(p. 456)
• One-Gun-per-Month Laws(p. 457)
• Orth, Franklin L. (1907-1970)(p. 461)
• Pacific Center for Violence Prevention (PCVP)(p. 463)
• Paladin Press(p. 464)
• Paul Revere Network(p. 465)
• PAX(p. 465)
• Perpich v. Department of Defense (1990)(p. 466)
• Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)(p. 468)
• Plastic Guns(p. 469)
• Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)(p. 471)
• Police Shootings(p. 471)
• Political Victory Fund (PVF)(p. 474)
• Potowmack Institute(p. 475)
• Poverty and Gun Violence(p. 476)
• Pratt, Larry (1942-)(p. 477)
• Preemption Laws(p. 478)
• Presbyterian Church (USA)(p. 478)
• Presser v. Illinois (1886)(p. 479)
• Printz v. United States (1997)(p. 481)
• Product Liability Lawsuits(p. 482)
• Project Exile(p. 486)
• Project Lifeline(p. 487)
• Quilici v. Village of Morton Grove (1982)(p. 489)
• Racism and Gun Control(p. 491)
• Reagan, Ronald Wilson (1911-)(p. 492)
• Recreational Uses of Guns(p. 494)
• Remington, Eliphalet, II (1793-1861)(p. 495)
• Reno, Janet (1938-)(p. 496)
• Republican Party and Gun Control(p. 497)
• Revolt at Cincinnati(p. 498)
• Right to Self-Defense(p. 500)
• Right-to-Carry Laws(p. 502)
• Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989(p. 503)
• Robertson v. Baldwin (1897)(p. 506)
• Ruby Ridge(p. 506)
• Ruger, William Batterman (1917-)(p. 510)
• Russia, Gun Laws(p. 512)
• Safety Courses(p. 515)
• Safety for Women and Responsible Motherhood(p. 515)
• Saturday Night Specials(p. 516)
• Sawed-off Shotguns(p. 519)
• Schoolyard Shootings(p. 519)
• Schubert v. DeBard (1980)(p. 522)
• Schumer, Charles E. (1950-)(p. 523)
• Second Amendment(p. 525)
• Second Amendment Committee(p. 527)
• Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)(p. 527)
• Second Amendment Sisters (SAS)(p. 529)
• Self-Defense, Legal Issues(p. 529)
• Self-Defense, Reasons for Gun Use(p. 533)
• Semiautomatic Weapons(p. 534)
• Shields, Nelson T. "Pete" (1924-1993)(p. 535)
• Sklar v. Byrne (1984)(p. 536)
• Smart Guns(p. 537)
• Smith & Wesson (S&W)(p. 540)
• Smith & Wesson Settlement Agreement(p. 542)
• Smith v. United States (1993)(p. 543)
• Sonzinsky v. United States (1937)(p. 544)
• South (U.S.) and Gun Violence(p. 546)
• Speedloaders(p. 547)
• Spitzer Bullet(p. 547)
• Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI)(p. 548)
• Sporting Purposes Test(p. 548)
• Springfield, Inc. v. Buckles (2000)(p. 552)
• Staples v. United States (1994)(p. 554)
• State v. Boyce (1983)(p. 555)
• State v. Kerner (1921)(p. 556)
• State v. Kessler (1980)(p. 557)
• State v. Rosenthal (1903)(p. 558)
• Stevens v. United States (1971)(p. 558)
• Stockton, California, Massacre(p. 559)
• Stop Handgun Violence (SHV)(p. 561)
• Straight Talk About Risks (STAR)(p. 561)
• Student Pledge Against Gun Violence(p. 562)
• Substitution Effects(p. 563)
• Suicide, Guns and(p. 564)
• Suicide, International Comparisons(p. 566)
• Sullivan Law(p. 568)
• Surplus Arms(p. 568)
• Survivalism(p. 569)
• Switzerland, Gun Laws(p. 569)
• Taggants(p. 573)
• Target Shooting(p. 573)
• TEC-DC9 Pistol(p. 575)
• Tenth Amendment(p. 576)
• Terrorism(p. 577)
• Texans for Gun Safety (TGS)(p. 580)
• Texas Tower Shooting(p. 581)
• Thompson, Linda (1952-)(p. 583)
• Tommy Gun(p. 583)
• Trigger Locks(p. 589)
• Turner Diaries(p. 591)
• Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)(p. 593)
• United Kingdom--History of Gun Laws since 1900(p. 594)
• United Kingdom--History of Gun Laws through 1900(p. 598)
• United Nations (UN)(p. 603)
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)(p. 605)
• United States Conference of Mayors(p. 606)
• United States Congress and Gun Legislation(p. 608)
• United States Constitution and Gun Rights(p. 611)
• United States Supreme Court Decisions on Gun Control(p. 614)
• United States v. Adams (1935)(p. 617)
• United States v. Cruikshank (1876)(p. 618)
• United States v. Emerson (2001)(p. 619)
• United States v. Freed (1971)(p. 620)
• United States v. Hutzell (2000)(p. 622)
• United States v. Lopez (1995)(p. 623)
• United States v. Miller (1939)(p. 624)
• United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms (1984)(p. 625)
• United States v. Powell (1975)(p. 626)
• United States v. Tot (1942)(p. 627)
• United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez (1990)(p. 629)
• United States v. Warin (1976)(p. 630)
• Urbanism and Gun Violence(p. 631)
• Victimization from Gun Violence(p. 635)
• Video Games and Gun Violence(p. 638)
• Vigilantism(p. 639)
• Violence Policy Center (VPC)(p. 642)
• Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP)(p. 642)
• Violent Crime Rate(p. 643)
• Waco, Texas, Raid(p. 647)
• Waiting Periods(p. 650)
• Washington, D.C.(p. 651)
• Weapons Instrumentality Effect(p. 652)
• Welles, Edward O. (1921-)(p. 653)
• Whitney, Eli (1765-1825)(p. 654)
• Williams Gun(p. 657)
• Winchester, Oliver Fisher (1810-1880)(p. 658)
• Women Against Gun Control (WAGC)(p. 659)
• Women Against Gun Violence (WAGV)(p. 660)
• Women and Guns(p. 661)
• Women & Guns(p. 665)
• Women's Firearm Network(p. 666)
• Wright, James D. (1947-)(p. 667)
• Youth and Guns(p. 671)
• Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative(p. 673)
• Youth Gun Control Legislation, The Juvenile Justice Bill of 1999(p. 675)
• Zebra Killings(p. 679)
• Zimring, Franklin (1942-)(p. 680)
• Zip Guns(p. 682)
• Appendixes(p. 683)
• Selected Bibliography(p. 713)
• Index(p. 729)

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Library Journal Review

Contributed by social scientists, legal experts, members of the ethical and religious communities, and others, this book's 400-plus entries fairly represent the complex issue of firearms use in America. The entries range widely, including many individuals past and present, both in and out of government. A variety of federal and state court cases are covered, as are the ordinances promoted by gun control advocates or opponents, and good background is provided on many issues. For instance, anyone seeking information on sawed-off shotguns, the TEC-DC9 pistol, Saturday-night specials, or the Tommy gun will find not only a helpful definition but also a very brief historical sketch, making this book an excellent starting point for researchers unfamiliar with historical gun terminology. In addition, Carter (The Gun Control Movement) has provided a useful guide for sorting through the many relevant organizations and interest groups, and in this regard the encyclopedia is hard to beat. Unfortunately, it proves less successful in placing guns in cultural and social historical context. For example, while some effort is made to discuss the influence of television on gun violence, it is hard to find much about films in either the pre-TV or TV era. And while there is a separate discussion of guns and African Americans, the same cannot be said of other significant racial or ethnic groups. Approximately half the topics covered here duplicate those in Glenn H. Utter's Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights, but this book provides fresh material on most of those entries and much more. Thus, despite its limitations, it should serve as the standard reference on many aspects of guns, gun ownership, and gun control in the United States.-Charles K. Piehl, Minnesota State Univ., Mankato (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

School Library Journal Review

Gr 10 Up-How guns and violence became part of the fabric of American society is traced through several perspectives in this clearly written, comprehensive resource. Alphabetical entries address topics such as the "American Revolution," "Crime and Gun Use," "Dime Novels and the Sensationalization of Frontier Violence," "Firearm Industry," and "Native Americans and Gun Violence." Short biographical sketches of historical individuals and participants in the contemporary debate. In addition to fundamental descriptions of the Brady Bill and the National Rifle Association, many obscure terms and organizations are also explained. The source of the right to bear arms is discussed in a six-page entry on the Magna Carta and a multifaceted article on the Second Amendment. Types of guns and ammunition, massacres, court cases, and organizational positions regarding the gun-control issue are also given attention. Under the entry "Gun Magazines," 11 publications are described. Black-and-white photos and charts are scattered throughout. Appendixes include key federal and state gun laws and constitutional provisions, and 13 pages of related organizations. A table of contents in both volumes and a cumulative index in volume two provide easy access. While this is a thorough treatment of a continuing controversy, libraries owning Earl R. Kruschke's Gun Control (ABC-CLIO, 1995) or especially Glenn H. Utter's Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights (Oryx, 1999) may consider it an additional purchase.-Joanne K. Cecere, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Central Valley, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

Less an encyclopedia of guns than a work on their impact on American society, Carter's book is the resource for anyone wishing to explore all aspects of this issue. Each article ends with see also references and suggestions for further reading. A roster of contributors gives their qualifications and lists the entries they wrote. The book explores the historical, social, legal, and political aspects of the gun issue in the US, including personalities of the gun culture. Explanations of legal cases are particularly helpful, and there are entries on the gun laws of Finland, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and the UK. Carter (sociology, Bryant College) has written or edited nine books, including The Gun Control Movement (CH, Feb'98). This work is a fair, balanced assessment of the issue. Both volumes are indexed; the general index that concludes volume 2 prints page numbers in boldface to denote main entries. Appendixes list organizations and cover key laws and state constitutional provisions. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. All libraries. D. M. Buckley University of Dayton

Booklist Review

Carter, professor of sociology at Columbia University and author of several books, including The Gun Control Movement (Twayne, 1997), has pulled together a fine group of 82 contributors for this title on the legal and social aspects of guns in America. The set represents an attempt to bring together research on all sides of an often murky and divisive issue. Designed for researchers, teachers, students, public officials, law-enforcement personnel, journalists, and members of the general public, its purpose is to help the reader become educated enough on any particular aspect of the gun issue to make an informed decision. Entries cover a variety of information and present a wide spectrum of opinions. Biographical entries treat legal scholars on the Second Amendment, political leaders, and prominent social activists from all sides. Court cases that featured Second Amendment interpretations are described and feature summations of the pertinent issues. Historical articles, such as Boomtowns, cowtowns, and gun violence and Vigilantism, give a social context to the interaction between American culture and guns. Other articles focus on various gun makes, bullet types, and recent events, such as the Waco, Texas, raid and Columbine High School tragedy, that have driven discussion of gun policy. Appendixes cover federal laws that have had an impact on the Second Amendment, state gun law, and organizations participating in pro-gun-control and pro-gun-rights activities. Brief entry-specific bibliographies and an extensive selected bibliography will facilitate further research for advanced students or interested citizens. A welcome resource on a topic that will continue to be debated for many years to come, this set is recommended for academic and public libraries. -- RBB Copyright 2003 Booklist

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Gregg Lee Carter is a professor of sociology, Bryant College, Rhode Island