Gun Violence

The connection between firearms and violence is thoroughly examined in this book.

• It balances the importance of weapons for personal defense with the negative consequences of gun ownership and carrying.
• Additionally, it examines how the Second Amendment of the US Constitution, the weapons lobby, and public opinion (Black Lives Matter) all work against efforts to reduce gun violence.

Gun Violence investigates remedies for the issue of gun violence in our nation, where 90 individuals lose their lives to gunshot wounds every day. A wide variety of solutions are considered, including: a national licensing system for firearms; widespread background checks; a ban on military-style weapons; improved regulatory oversight of the firearms industry; the use of technologies, such as the personalization of weapons; child access prevention the repeal of laws that encourage violence; changing violent norms; preventing retaliatory violence; and methods to rebuild American communities. The practitioners and policy-makers who are interested in the relationship between gun ownership and violence will find this simple and perceptive work to be of considerable interest.

In the US, there are 40,000 gun-related fatalities annually and about one mass shooting every day. Despite the staggering numbers and annual death toll, when will Gun Violence end?