How America Got Its Guns: A History of the Gun Violence Crisis

by William Briggs

Book Overview

In the United States more than thirty thousand deaths each year can be attributed to firearms. This book on the history of guns in America examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned. The author's thorough and objective account shows the complexities of the issue, which are so often reduced to bumper-sticker slogans, and suggests ways in which gun violence in this country can be reduced. Briggs profiles not only protagonists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826358136
• ISBN13: 9780826358134
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"