Confronting Gun Violence in America

This book critically examines the link between guns and violence. It weighs the value of guns for self-protection against the adverse effects of gun ownership and carrying. It also analyses the role of public opinion, the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, and the firearms industry and lobby in impeding efforts to prevent gun violence.
Confronting Gun Violence in America explores solutions to the gun violence problem in America, a country where 90 people die from gunshot wounds every day. The wide-range of solutions assessed include: a national gun licensing system; universal background checks; a ban on military-style weapons; better regulatory oversight of the gun industry; the use of technologies, such as the personalization of weapons; child access prevention; repealing laws that encourage violence; changing violent norms; preventing retaliatory violence; and strategies to rebuild American communities. This accessible and incisive book will be of great interest to students and researchers in criminology and sociology, as well as practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in gun ownership and violence.

List of contents

Part I. The Scale of America's Gun Problem.- Chapter 1. America's Gun Violence Problem.- Chapter 2. Gun Ownership in the United States.- Part II. Harms Associated with Firearms.- Chapter 3. Gun Deaths: The United States Versus the World.- Chapter 4. Homicide and the Instrumentality Effect.-  Chapter 5. Mass Shootings: An Escalating Threat.-  Chapter 6. Suicide: Impact of Lethal Methods.- Chapter 7. Unintentional Deaths: Unavoidable or Preventable?.- Chapter 8. The Deadliest States.- Part III. Guns as a Means of Self-Defense.- Chapter 9. Armed Self-Defense 1:  The Number of Defensive Gun Uses.- Chapter 10. Armed Self-Defense II:  Protection or Hazard?.- Part IV. Obstacles to Gun Violence Prevention Efforts.- Chapter 11. The Firearms Industry: Guns as a Business.- Chapter 12. The "Guns Everywhere" Movement.- Chapter 13. Public Opinion:  An Impediment to Reform?.- Chapter 14. Slogans Relating to Gun Violence: Fact or Fiction?.- Chapter 15. The Second Amendment: Is Gun Regulation Compatible with the Constitution?.- Part V. Preventing Gun Violence.- Chapter 16. A National Strategy for Preventing Gun Violence.

About the author

Thomas Gabor is an international consultant based in Florida, USA. He was formerly a Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He has published over 150 works, testified in front of Parliamentary committees, and served as a consultant and expert witness on behalf of many international and governmental agencies.

Summary

This book critically examines the link between guns and violence. It weighs the value of guns for self-protection against the adverse effects of gun ownership and carrying. It also analyses the role of public opinion, the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, and the firearms industry and lobby in impeding efforts to prevent gun violence. 
Confronting Gun Violence in America explores solutions to the gun violence problem in America, a country where 90 people die from gunshot wounds every day. The wide-range of solutions assessed include: a national gun licensing system; universal background checks; a ban on military-style weapons; better regulatory oversight of the gun industry; the use of technologies, such as the personalization of weapons; child access prevention; repealing laws that encourage violence; changing violent norms; preventing retaliatory violence; and strategies to rebuild American communities. This accessible and incisive book will be of great interest to students and researchers in criminology and sociology, as well as practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in gun ownership and violence.

Additional text

“For security professionals and anyone interested in the topic of gun violence, Thomas Gabor's work is a worthwhile read. The information presented in Confronting Gun Violence in America demonstrates quality research and analysis. … Gabor writes in a manner that is engaging, easily understood, and thought provoking. He does an excellent job of dissecting the topic of gun violence into the various aspects that make up this complex issue.” (Mary E. Cervantes, Security Management, sm.asisonline.org, October 10, 2018)

Report

"For security professionals and anyone interested in the topic of gun violence, Thomas Gabor's work is a worthwhile read. The information presented in Confronting Gun Violence in America demonstrates quality research and analysis. ... Gabor writes in a manner that is engaging, easily understood, and thought provoking. He does an excellent job of dissecting the topic of gun violence into the various aspects that make up this complex issue." (Mary E. Cervantes, Security Management, sm.asisonline.org, October 10, 2018)

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Gabor
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319337227
• ISBN: 978-3-31-933722-7
• No. of pages: 367
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 26 mm x 213 mm
• Weight: 628 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 367 p.
• Series: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology