Overview
Suggests a bold national strategy to reduce gun violence
Presents the most current data and trends on gun violence and mass shootings
Compares gun violence in the US with those of other affluent countries
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Scale of America’s Gun Problem
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Guns as a Means of Self-Defense
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Obstacles to Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
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About this book
Confronting Gun Violence in America explores solutions to the gun violence problem in America, a country where 90 people die from gunshot wounds every day. The wide-range of solutions assessed include: a national gun licensing system; universal background checks; a ban on military-style weapons; better regulatory oversight of the gun industry; the use of technologies, such as the personalization of weapons; child access prevention; repealing laws that encourage violence; changing violent norms; preventing retaliatory violence; and strategies to rebuild American communities. This accessible and incisive book will be of great interest to students and researchers in criminology and sociology, as well as practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in gun ownership and violence.
Reviews
“Gabor's latest book represents a timely and significant contribution to debate over one of the most pressing problems confronting the US – firearm death and injury. The work is comprehensive in scope and sound in its recommendations. It should be mandatory reading for all state and federal legislators with an interest in gun policy.” (Julian V. Roberts, University of Oxford, Centre for Criminology)
“This book will probably scare you, and even more so the National Rifle Association. Tom Gabor leaves no argument for unrestrained gun ownership unchallenged. It is a monumental and very readable work of research and journalism that arms the citizenry with the information to combat the scourge of gun violence in the US.” (Maurice Murad, Former producer for CBS’ 60 Minutes)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Confronting Gun Violence in America
Authors: Thomas Gabor
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33723-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33722-7Published: 27 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81584-8Published: 14 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33723-4Published: 12 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 367
Topics: Crime and Society, Organized Crime, Policing, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, Urban Studies/Sociology, Public Policy