Kopel, David B.,

How Good Are Guns?. David B. Kopel and others. - World & I, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 61, Institutions, 1522-3256; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: How Good Are Guns?, Oct. 2003; pp. 18-37.

"From watching Westerns on television to dressing up as cowboys for Halloween, generations of Americans grew up with a fascination for guns. But just an ocean away, Europeans look at America's gun culture with confusion and disdain. How did such different perspectives on firearms arise out of similar civilizations? This...Special Report will examine the differences in laws and gun-ownership rates between the two cultures and explore the relationship between guns and crime." (WORLD & I)

1522-3256;


National Rifle Association of America
U.S. 2nd Amendment Constitution


Americans--Attitudes
Constitutions--State
Europeans--Attitudes
Firearms--Law and legislation
Firearms--Use in crime prevention
Firearms and crime
Firearms ownership
Gun control
Militia
State rights
Youth and firearms


United States--Foreign relations--Europe
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

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