Gun control is a public policy area that that can generate heavily emotional reactions among both those who advocate greater regulation of firearms and those who oppose restrictions on ownership and call for the elimination of many existing limitations. The issues raised deal with fundamental questions of constitutional law and the rights of individuals, opportunities for self-protection, the control of violence, and national security. Utter and Spitzer...

"The revised third edition of the landmark Guns in American Society provides an authoritative and objective survey of the history and current state of all gun-related issues and areas of debate in the United States"--