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Targeting Guns: Firearms and Their Control (Social Institutions and Social Change)
Targeting Guns Firearms and Their Control - Social Institutions and Social Change Author:Gary Kleck Targeting Guns comprehensively reviews the research evidence on the links between guns, violence, and gun control, and reports results of the author's original research as well. Among the topics the book covers are: the impact of guns on violent crime and suicide; the impact of gun ownership on ; accidents; the impact of gun control laws on viol... more »ence rates; public opinion on gun control; and the focus of gun control on special types of guns, with particular emphasis on assault weapons. In addition, it describes the frequency and effectiveness of defensive use of guns by crime victims.« less