Download or read book Dialogues on Gun Control written by David DeGrazia and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when two intelligent American college students with different attitudes about guns launch into a careful exploration of the ethics of gun policy? What might a European exchange student add to the mix? All three characters in this book are fictional, the creation of author David DeGrazia’s imagination. But their vigorous, respectful conversations over six meetings—well-informed by the latest empirical data and the best available philosophical arguments—shed needed light on the reality of guns in the U.S. today. These dialogues introduce students, professional academics, and others to the American experience with gun violence and gun policy, articulating ethical arguments supporting and opposing substantial gun control, and specific possibilities for reform. They also demonstrate how those who initially disagree about the place of guns in American society can communicate constructively and agree on many ideas. Dialogue 1 distinguishes the legal rights to private gun ownership from the ethics of gun policy and illustrates how the U.S. is an outlier with respect to gun violence, gun ownership, and gun politics. Dialogue 2 explores the overall social consequences of high rates of gun ownership and minimal regulation and enforcement. Then, turning to moral rights, Dialogue 3 probes the subtle relationships among a right to self-defense, its possible foundation(s), and alleged gun rights. Dialogue 4 turns to appeals to various liberties as possible bases for gun rights. Next, Dialogue 5 examines the possibility that various other moral rights—such as a right to a reasonably safe environment—can illuminate gun policy ethics. Finally, Dialogue 6 concludes with a fairly detailed exploration of the shape of morally defensible gun policy in the United States. Key features: Dialogue format provides an engaging and accessible exchange throughout the book Depth of the ethical analysis refutes those who believe the issues pertaining to guns are simple Up-to-date references and examples make the book more current than the competition.
Download or read book Guns An American Conversation written by The Editors at Spaceship Media and published by Tiller Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Pulitzer Prize–winning reporters: Can complete strangers representing every point along the political divide engage in civil and productive discourse on the topic of gun control? As Americans, we spend a lot of time talking about guns. With the political division in the country, evidenced by the Capitol insurrection and voter fraud protests, it’s not surprising that we rarely have real conversations with people whose ideas don’t align with ours about gun ownership. Democrats and liberals usually talk with other Democrats and liberals, not Republicans and conservatives. That is, perhaps, why the country is so divided when it comes to reducing gun violence. Guns, an American Conversation features the results of a fascinating nationwide conversation about guns. A group of 150 strangers were brought together in a month-long moderated Facebook group chat. They featured teachers, Second Amendment advocates, hunters, police officers, and mothers and fathers from across the political spectrum and the fifty states. Together, they participated in a project meant to foster civil, yet honest, dialogue between people whose backgrounds and beliefs led them to have opposing views on the issue of gun control. Guns attempts to map out common territory in a nation driven by profound divides. It includes real information about gun laws in the United States, providing the reader with tools to continue the discussion in their own lives. With sidebars, charts, and graphics that are clear and easy to navigate, Guns might not change your mind about gun control, but it will help you learn to cross divides in conversation as America navigates the way forward on this difficult issue.
Download or read book The Gun Control Debate written by Patricia P. Vaughan and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gun Debate written by Philip J. Cook and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The authors explore the origins of the American gun culture and the makeup of both the gun rights and gun control movements. Written in question-and-answer format, the book will help readers make sense of the ideologically driven statistics and slogans that characterize our national conversation on firearms."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book The Gun Debate written by Philip J. Cook and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No topic is more polarizing than guns and gun control. From a gun culture that took root early in American history to the mass shootings that repeatedly bring the public discussion of gun control to a fever pitch, the topic has preoccupied citizens, public officials, and special interest groups for decades. In this thoroughly revised second edition of The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know® noted economist Philip J. Cook and political scientist Kristin A. Goss delve into the issues that Americans debate when they talk about guns. With a balanced and broad-ranging approach, the authors thoroughly cover the latest research, data, and developments on gun ownership, gun violence, the firearms industry, and the regulation of firearms. The authors also tackle sensitive issues such as the impact of gun violence on quality of life, the influence of exposure to gun violence on mental health, home production of guns, arming teachers, the effect of concealed weapons on crime rates, and the ability of authorities to disarm people who aren't allowed to have a gun. No discussion of guns in the U.S. would be complete without consideration of the history, culture, and politics that drive the passion behind the debate. Cook and Goss deftly explore the origins of the American gun culture and the makeup of both the gun rights and gun control movements. Written in question-and-answer format, this updated edition brings the debate up-to-date for the current political climate under Trump and will help readers make sense of the ideologically driven statistics and slogans that characterize our national conversation on firearms. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in getting a clear view of the issues surrounding guns and gun policy in America.
Download or read book The Gun Control Debate written by Lianna Tatman and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent sharp rise in school shootings in the United States has kept the gun control debate going. However, for many people, it is an emotional topic, making much of the information that people hear in the media or from friends and family members biased in one way or another. Understanding the history of gun laws in America and the realities of both sides of the issue is pivotal. Up-to-date statistics, annotated quotes from experts, and real-world examples contextualize the arguments surrounding this complex issue. This knowledge allows young adults to become informed participants in the gun control debate.
Download or read book Can Gun Control Reduce Violence written by Patricia D. Netzley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through objective discussion, direct quotes, and full-color illustrations, this title examines issues surrounding gun control, such as the origins of the gun control controversy, the relationship of violent movies and videogames to gun violence, banning assault weapons, and the effectiveness of gun laws in reducing crime.
Download or read book Collateral Damage written by James Atwood and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s a country to do when it has more guns than people? An avid hunter and leader in the faith-based movement against gun violence examines the collateral damage in a country with 350 million firearms.
Download or read book In Defense of Gun Control written by Hugh LaFollette and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gun control debate is more complex than we often acknowledge. What is often phrased as a single question -- should we have gun control -- Is actually made up of three distinct policy questions. First, who should we permit people to have guns? Second, which guns should be allowed? Thirdly, how should we regulate the acquisition, storage, and carrying of the guns people may legitimately own? To answer these questions we must decide whether (and which) people have a right to bear arms, what kind of right they have, and how stringent that right is. We must also evaluate divergent empirical claims about (a) the role of guns in causing harm, and (b) the degree to which private ownership of guns can protect innocent civilians from attacks by criminals, either in their homes or in public. Hugh LaFollette sorts through the conceptual, moral, and empirical claims to fairly assess arguments for and against serious gun control, and ultimately argues that the US needs far more gun control than we currently have in most jurisdictions.
Download or read book Gun Control written by Matt Doeden and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are sharply divided on the issue of gun control. Some people believe that inadequate gun laws make the United States a dangerous place. They believe that stricter laws could keep guns away from children, criminals, and people with serious mental illness. Gun-control supporters say that reducing the number of guns in society also reduces the number of gun deaths. Other people strongly disagree. They believe that the shooters—not their guns—are to blame for gun-related deaths. Gun-rights activists argue that most gun owners are law-abiding citizens who actually prevent crime. They point out that existing gun laws strip Americans’ basic rights while failing to keep guns away from dangerous people. Making sense of the gun-control debate involves looking at the facts, studying the statistics, examining the laws, and listening to views on both sides. It also means asking tough questions: • Where do we draw the line between acceptable self-defense and excessive protection? • When should a person have to forfeit his or her gun rights? Is it ever OK for the government to restrict gun rights? • Should Americans be able to own any and all arms? Or should the government control which weapons are allowed? • Do background checks slow the flow of guns to people who shouldn't have them? Or are they useless invasions of privacy? • How can the government balance individual rights and the safety of society? To answer these questions, this book examines the history of U.S. gun ownership as well as current federal, state, and local laws. It provides the opinions and perspectives of government leaders, historians, activists, and ordinary Americans on both sides of the issue. Supplemented with quotes, anecdotes, and discussions from the pages of USA TODAY, The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, this book will broaden your understanding of all sides of the issue and help you form your own opinion, either for or against gun control.
Download or read book Gun Control written by The New York Times Editorial Staff and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the spate of mass shootings in schools and crowded public venues in recent decades, gun control in the United States has become a perennial topic in the national conversation. Conflicts in the debate on gun control include the Second Amendment, the NRA, common sense gun laws, public safety, and more. Through this collection of articles, readers will witness how the discussion of gun control has evolved from the 1960s through today, from the political assassinations of significant figures such as John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. to the Orlando nightclub massacre and the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in 2018.
Download or read book Gun Control written by The New York Times Editorial Staff and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the spate of mass shootings in schools and crowded public venues in recent decades, gun control in the United States has become a perennial topic in the national conversation. Conflicts in the debate on gun control include the Second Amendment, the NRA, common sense gun laws, public safety, and more. Through this collection of articles, readers will witness how the discussion of gun control has evolved from the 1960s through today, from the political assassinations of significant figures such as John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. to the Orlando nightclub massacre and the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in 2018.
Download or read book Enough written by Yemo Fashola and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gun violence in America is so routine, a 'normal' fact of life, just like background noise. But, frequently, it breaks through forcefully, thrusting itself into our consciousness, demanding our attention, as it so often does after mass shooting massacres.At such times, the routine response repeats. The call for action on gun violence is raised. Predictably, lawmakers find a way to avoid the issue, and to ride another wave of outrage, until other concerns redirect our attention away, and we return to 'the background noise' of everyday shooting deaths and injuries.Yemo Fashola's book, ENOUGH!, seeks to re-direct the national discourse on gun violence, away from the current pro-gun/anti-gun debate. Developments since the 2018 Valentine's Day school mass shooting in Parkland show that the time to engage in honest and open conversation, is now.An interest-balancing approach would explore ways of ensuring that both the interests of America's gun owners in exercising their Second Amendment right and the interests of the American people in having regulations which protect them from gun violence, are met. The exercise of the 2nd Amendment right of the American people would cease to take precedence over the lives of the American people.The conversation, conducted with all honesty and candor, must address: the need for safety-driven, firearms-related data collection and research; unfettered presence of semi-automatic assault rifles, such as the AR-15, in the hands of civilians, with no required training or accountability; proliferation of handguns, used in most gun-related suicides and homicides - some 80% of gun owners possess at least one handgun.The conversation must address: lawmakers' need to make the laws; law enforcement's need to pursue enforcement that is serious, sustained, and well-funded; bump stock, high-capacity magazine, gun silencer, ... hardly fit with the spirit of the 2nd Amendment; most law-abiding gun owners support regulations which do not infringe on their rights - universal background checks, minimum age requirements, mandatory waiting periods, restraining orders, ...Additional elements: protection of lawful commerce in arms act (PLCAA), which unduly shields the firearms industry from accountability, uniquely; forcing the concealed carry reciprocity act (CCRA) on states which do not permit 'concealed carry' is an infringement on the 'states rights' of such states... much the same way the Fugitive Slaves Act of 1850 was, by compelling 'free states' to support slavery. Just over a decade later, the Civil War began.These, and other elements, are touched upon in ENOUGH, providing a brief primer and conversation guide for tackling gun violence.AuthorYemo Fashola is a first-generation American citizen. He does not come from a democratic, republican, or libertarian family tradition. He finds it unsettling and sad that the nation is unable to conduct much-needed conversations about issues of national importance realistically. A propensity for name calling and labels - liberal, conservative, socialist, communist, fascist, antifa, gun nut, gun grabber- serves to short-circuit civil, cordial, responsible, meaningful discourse.Dr. Fashola adds his own mea culpa, but remains convinced that, if we are to forge a more perfect union, we must adopt a process which starts with having intelligent and meaningful, even passionate, conversations and debates on issues of national interest, but which are undertaken "with malice toward none, with charity for all." Civility and decency need not be sacrificed. This is not rocket science.Dr. Fashola worked at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama during the 1980s. He has been a business consultant and advisor since shortly thereafter. He earned an engineering Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.Read the BookSpread the WordVolunteer a ReviewPursue Your Own Fact-Based Thinkin
Download or read book Shots in the Dark written by William J. Vizzard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with Columbine, school shootings have brought the issue of gun control to the forefront of the American consciousness. Why it won't rise to the top of the political agenda is an important part of the story that Will Vizzard tells. Drawing on Congressional hearings, interviews, thirty years of research, and personal experience as a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the author takes a step back from both advocates and opponents of gun control to survey the U.S. gun landscape. What he finds there is a scene dominated by policy and public opinion extremism as well as a powerful combination of history and symbolism that impede the resolution of this conflict. Neither a call for gun prohibition nor a diatribe against gun control, this book is intended for those with a particular interest in firearms as well as serious students of public policy and criminal justice. In addition to covering a century of gun control policy, the author addresses such current issues as assault weapons, right-to-carry and concealed-carry laws, school shootings, and recent elections. Unlike its several counterparts, SHOTS IN THE DARK sheds light on a balanced and pragmatic approach to gun control legislation.
Download or read book Common Ground written by Donald V. Gaffney and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2019-02-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time a shooting makes national headlines, the same debates erupt: Is the problem guns or mental health? Why is the United States unique in its gun violence problem? Can we reduce this violence while protecting the right to bear arms? Newtown, Connecticut, native and Disciples of Christ minister Donald V. Gaffney brings a calm and compassionate voice to these complex questions, offering a guide for individuals and groups to reflect on and discuss guns and gun violence. Common Ground explores the place of guns in our individual and national histories, violence in Scripture, the legal issues surrounding gun rights, and ways in which we as moral, life-valuing people can bridge the divide to help solve the problem of gun violence in the United States. To move beyond the talking points and rhetoric dominating gun violence discussions, Gaffney concludes chapters with questions for reflection and discussion to encourage self-examination, exploration, and evaluation of potential solutions to gun violence.
Download or read book Thinking Critically written by Andrea C. Nakaya and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines issues related to obesity. Topics include: Does obesity pose a serious health threat? Is obesity a matter of personal responsibility? Is the food industry to blame for obesity? Can the United States reduce the problem of obesity?
Download or read book Debating Gun Control written by David DeGrazia and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have an ambivalent relationship to guns. The debate over the role of guns and gun regulations in American society tends to be acrimonious and misinformed. DeGrazia and Hunt bring the advantages of philosophical analysis to this highly-charged issue in the service of illuminating the strongest possible cases for and against (relatively extensive) gun regulations.
