Gun Control

by Steve Otfinoski

Overview

Read about the debate over gun control laws in the United States and learn how it has shaped our nation today. Inside you will find out: Why many Americans are calling for stronger gun control laws; Why guns are so common throughout the United States; And how gun violence has become a major problem in the United States. Cornerstones of Freedom™ brings history to life by capturing the dramatic and defining moments in history with engaging text, primary source materials, historical photographs, maps, and timelines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531258279
Publisher:	C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Publication date:	02/01/2014
Series:	Cornerstones of Freedom, Third Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Setting the Scene: Tragedy in Newton 6

Chapter 1 The Right to Bear Arms 8

Chapter 2 A National Concern 20

Chapter 3 Drawing Sides 28

Chapter 4 Raising the Stakes 38

Map of the Events: What Happened Where? 52

Story Continues Rights vs. Safety 54

Influential Individuals 56

Timeline 58

Living History 60

Resources 61

Glossary 62

Index 63

About the Author 64

Editorial Reviews

The debate over gun control legislation in the United States has evolved to become one of the most polarizing social issues imaginable. On one side, advocates of gun control point to horrific mass shooting events and data that indicate that since 1968 more Americans have died in gun-related crimes than in all of the nation’s wars combined. Opponents of gun control point toward constitutional protections, threats to individual freedom, and the general inefficiency of current gun control legislation. It is this bitter debate that writer Steven Otfinoski tackles in this selection from the “Cornerstones of Freedom” series. In telling the opposing stories in the gun control debate, Otfinoski does an excellent job of sharing both the historical roots and cornerstone events that have helped shape the discussion. The end result of these events has been ongoing anguish and frustration as government initiatives go nowhere and gun-related deaths escalate. A particularly moving portion of this book revolves around the author’s handling of the tragic December 2012 school invasion in Newton, Connecticut that resulted in the deaths of twenty-six children and educators as well as the shooter. That terrible event led to a heightened national debate but no new legislation. In this well-written and thoughtful book, Steven Otfinoski does justice to an issue that dogs American society and persists in dividing people on opposing sides of a life and death issue. Reviewer: Greg M. Romaneck; Ages 10 up.

Children's Literature - Greg M. Romaneck