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Author Poe, Richard, 1958-

Title The seven myths of gun control : reclaiming the truth about guns, crime, and the Second Amendment / Richard Poe.

Imprint New York : Three Rivers Press, [2003]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  323.43 P752s 2003    ---  Available
Edition 1st pbk. ed.
Description xiv, 290 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-281) and index.
Contents Introduction: The march toward gun abolition -- Myth 1: Guns increase violent crime -- Myth 2: Pulling a gun on a criminal endangers you more than the criminal -- Myth 3: Guns pose a special threat to children -- Myth 4: The Second Amendment applies only to militiamen -- Myth 5: The Second Amendment is an obsolete relic of the frontier era -- Myth 6: We should treat guns the same way we treat cars, requiring licenses for all users -- Myth 7: Reasonable gun-control measures are no threat to law-abiding gun owners.
Subject Gun control.
Violent crimes.
ISBN 0761524258 (pbk.) : $16.00

 
    
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