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Author
Series
Publisher
For Dummies
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Inside you will find the core rules of gun safety, with ways to learn your local gun laws. Also included are tips on safely storing and transporting guns, insight on various types of firearms and ammunition, and advice on improving performance on the firing range.
2) No control
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
With over 300 million firearms, the U.S. holds the highest rate of gun ownership per capita in the world. Meanwhile, with each gun-related tragedy, the question remains whether to regulate or to arm. This documentary seeks to address the efficacy of gun laws and the ongoing debate between personal freedom and public safety in a candid discussion of one of the most complex contentious issues in American history.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Love them or hate them, guns are woven deeply into the American soul. Names like Colt, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, and Remington are legendary. Yet few people are aware of the roles these men played at a crucial time in United States history, from westward expansion in the 1840s, through the Civil War, and into the dawn of the Gilded Age. Through personal drive and fueled by bloodshed, they helped propel the young country into the forefront of the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers learn about the #NeverAgain movement, from the history of the right to bear arms to later efforts at gun control, legislation such as the Brady handgun Violence Protection Act and the implementation of background checks, to the school shootings at Columbine, Sandy Hook and Parkland and the creation of #neveragain.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
For self-defense with a handgun, target shooting, or hunting, this new book is a must read! The expertise of the world's leading handgun experts is brought together for the first time in this convenient pocket-sized edition -- everything you need to know to improve upon your handgun marksmanship skills. This informative, fact-filled book is guaranteed to improve your handgun accuracy.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Traces the story of the American gun market as reflected by an Austrian six-cylinder revolver, tracing how it has become a weapon of choice on both sides of the law, in the entertainment industry, and among Second Amendment enthusiasts.
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Mass Shootings in America looks at the history of mass shootings, from the 1966 mass shooting at the University of Texas, Austin, to the 2018 MSD High School shooting. The debates surrounding gun rights are also explored. The book encourages readers to form their own opinions. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A radical case for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment as the only way to control gun violence in America There's an average of one mass shooting per day in the United States. Given the ineffectiveness of the gun control lobby, it's time for a strategy with spine. In Repeal the Second Amendment, Allan J. Lichtman has written the first book that uses history, legal theory and up-to-the-minute data to make a compelling case for the amendment's repeal in...
13) Wrath of man
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A man must move hundreds of millions of dollars for an armored truck company in Los Angeles.
Author
Series
Elemental masters volume 17
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
While touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show through the German countryside, Annie Oakley and her husband, Frank, discover they are magicians of a rare ability that they must use to combat creatures of the night who terrorize both the performers and the locals.
17) 600 miles
Publisher
Pantelion
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After being kidnapped by a young Mexican gunrunner, a U.S. agent must use all his skills and training to befriend his captor and avoid certain death.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the acclaimed series-a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation's children, and a call to action for a new way forward In 2017, seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection-both were traumatized by gun violence....
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of gun control and the right to bear arms, from the Second Amendment to the landmark 2008 court case that invalidated a ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., discussing the cultural divide between gun rights advocates and gun control lobbyists.
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