Websites:

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
http://www.handguncontrol.org/
Resources from the Brady Campaign, an organization that works towards strengthening gun laws.

Bureau of Justice Statistics Firearms and Crime Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/guns.htm
Firearms and crime statistics.

FindLaw: U. S. Constitution: Second Amendment
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/
Text of the Second Amendment.

Gun Control in the United States
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/articles_publications/
publications/gun_report_20000401
"This report is the first comprehensive state-by-state look at the gun laws in the United States. It concentrates on the states, because, even though federal legislation plays an important role, most gun laws are enacted at the state level."

Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gunlaw.htm
Legal resources on gun-related issues.

Books:

Henderson, H. (2000). Gun control. New York: Facts On File.
Call Number: KF3941 .H46 2000

Cothran, H. (2003). Gun-control: opposing viewpoints. Farmington Hills: Greenhaven Press. Collection: BMCC Stacks
Call Number: HV 7436 .G8677 2003

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