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The Right to Bear Arms by Bakal, Carl, 1918- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Right to Bear Arms about?

392 pages 22 cm This book argues in favor of strict gun control laws, describing a large number of handgun murder cases and fatal accidents and critically analyzing some organization's arguments against such controls. The book opens by describing 19 gun murders, accidents, and suicides which occurred across the country on one specific day; among the incidents recounted is the assassination of President Kennedy. An overview of the policies and regulations of various states and other countries illustrate the inadequacy of gun controls in the United States and the ease with which anyone can obtain firearms. Excerpts from conversations with gun dealers and manufacturers show the attitudes and philosophies of those who provide individuals with firearms. The murder rates of major American cities are examined, along with the frequency with which guns are used in the commission of other crimes. A separate chapter is devoted to a discussion of cases in which family members, friends, lovers, and relatives have shot and killed each other with easily obtained guns, many of them over trivial arguments. Several multiple murders, mothers killing all of their children and then themselves, are also

Author

Bakal, Carl, 1918-

Publisher

New York, McGraw-Hill

Published

1966

Language

EN