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Pub. Date
2021.
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Carol Anderson powerfully illuminates the history and impact of the Second Amendment, how it was designed, and how it has consistently been constructed to keep African Americans powerless and vulnerable. The Second is neither a "pro-gun" nor an "anti-gun" book; the lens is the citizenship rights and human rights of African Americans. From the seventeenth century, when it was encoded into law that the enslaved could not own, carry, or use a firearm...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
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In early 2018, teen-led March for Our lives events across the United States protested gun violence, demanded change to save lives, and registered voters toward that end. This authoritative exploration of guns, gun violence, and gun control explores the Second Amendment, the history of guns and gun laws in the United States, legal restrictions to gun ownership, and the devastation of mass shootings. Through an objective look at individual versus collective...
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Ride full-throttle with the Sons of Anarchy into the most intense, adrenaline charged season ever! Out of prison and back in business, SAMCRO faces a powerful new nemesis as they forge an unlikely alliance and head in a dangerous new direction. As a deadly internal power struggle rocks the club to its very core, Jax struggles with the legacy of his father and makes plans for the future of his family amid chaos, corruption, betrayal, and murder.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
During childhood summers in Louisiana, Andre Dubus III's grandfather taught him that men's work is hard. As an adult, whether tracking down a drug lord in Mexico as a bounty hunter or grappling with privilege while living with a rich girlfriend in New York City, Dubus worked--at being a better worker and a better human being. In Ghost Dogs, Dubus's nonfiction prowess is on full display in his retelling of his own successes, failures, triumphs, and...
Pub. Date
2013
Description
What were the GUNS that conquered the land that would become the United States, and how did they develop? How did firearms change the course of this continent's future, and how were advancements in firearm technology used by men and even other nations throughout the American experience?
132) Gun control
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Series
Pub. Date
2014
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"In the last century, violent crime has increased and supporters of gun ownership declare that owning a gun is the surest means to protect themselves and safeguard their property. Gun-control advocates, however, insist that there are too many guns with too much firepower available to criminals. Have gun-control laws gone too far, or does gun violence show that gun-control laws have not gone far enough? This book discusses and seeks to provide a...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
For the first time, the definitive account of America's most powerful, most secretive, and most controversial nonprofit, and how far it has strayed from its origins.
The National Rifle Association is unique in American life. Few other civic organizations are as old or as large. None is as controversial. It is largely due to the NRA that the U.S. gun policy differs so extremely - some would say so tragically - from that of every other developed nation....
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Series
Pub. Date
1986.
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution, often abbreviated as ?the right to bear arms,? is the subject of fierce national debate. The Third Amendment?the right not to quarter soldiers?has attracted little interest in recent years but was no less important to the citizens of the United States when it was added to the Bill of Rights. Written in a clear and accessible manner, this book explores the many issues surrounding these two amendments.
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Pub. Date
c2004
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This riveting debut collection of short fiction about women cops comes from the author's real–life experience as a Baton Rouge police officer. In an entirely fresh and unique voice, these stories reveal the humanity, compassion, humour, tragedy and redemption hidden behind the "blue wall."
Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You centres on the lives of five female police officers. Each woman's story–like each call in a police officer's...
136) Gun laws in America
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"This book offers a history of the gun laws in America, an analysis of the people and events that shaped the topic, and the current status of the topic"--
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Shooter's Bible, the most trusted source on firearms, is here to bring you a new guide with expert knowledge and advice on gun care. Double-page spreads filled with photos and illustrations provide manufacturer specifications on each featured model and guide you through disassembly and assembly for rifles, shotguns, handguns, and muzzleloaders. Step-by-step instructions for cleaning help you to care for your firearms safely. Never have a doubt about...
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