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Gun rights : finding the balance

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  • 344.0533 G9752 TEEN (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : New York Times Educational Publishing, 2021.

Physical Description

224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Summary

As the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the right to bear arms may be considered a founding tenet of American life. The expression of that right, however, has generated no end of debate. The association of guns with injury, murder, suicide, and accidents has prompted activists and lawmakers alike to propose and pass regulations about who can buy guns and how they can be used. While one segment of the population wants to ban guns altogether, another bristles at any infringement at all. In between both extremes are multiple issues and perspectives that this thought-provoking collection of articles examines in depth. Media literacy questions and terms are included to help readers further analyze news coverage and reporting styles.

Contents

  • Federal and state gun laws. An ominous reversal on gun rights / Tennessee expands gun rights / Supreme Court still divided on guns / States' rights vs. gun rights / Out of state guns / State focus and infusion of funding buoy gun control advocates / Supreme Court will review New York City gun law / Defying N.R.A., Texas Lieutenant Governor favors background checks on private gun sales / Lawmakers court Trump on gun safety, with some appealing to his ego / Clashing Senate reports and new questions on the N.R.A. / In a face-off with the N.R.A., San Francisco blinks / Watch out, America - the Supreme Court is back in session / Supreme Court to weigh taking Bellwether case against gun industry / Second Amendment case may fizzle out at the Supreme Court / Violence and more violence. Nation reels after gunman massacres 20 children at school in Connecticut / Adam Lanza's mental problems 'completely untreated' before Newtown shootings, report says / With Florida shooting surivors, N.R.A. spokewoman holds back. With conservatives, it's a different story / How Sandy Hook families hope to pierce the gun industry's legal shield / Newtown wasn't an end for gun control. It was a beginning / A gun killed my son. So why do I want to own one? / Factors affecting rights. Some wtih histories of mental illness petition to get their gun rights back / Felons finding it easy to regain gun rights / Answers on felons and gun rights / The gun rights tilt / In gun debate, a misguided focus on mental illness / Don't blame mental illness for gun violence / The debate continues. Global gun rights? / What bolstering gun rights will mean / With move to limit gun sales, Facebook is caught in debate / Checking facts and falsehoods about gun violence and mental illness after Parkland shooting / Justices won't hear cases on waiting period for gun purchases / Why doesn't America know more about gun safety? / On gun control, 2020 Democrats agree: no reason to hold back / More retail chains ask customers to not carry guns openly / Pelosi and Schumer, in push for gun safety legislation, urge Trump to defy N.R.A. / Beto O'Rourke urges banks to cut services for gun sales / As Trump weighs gun safety bills, Barr's plan draws skepticism / Trump on Virginia gun dispute: 2nd Amendment 'under very serious attack' / Amid tight security, Virginia gun rally draws thousands of supporters

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