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Gun
Control
The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
go to
Web
Site Links
Online Databases (RHC Students
only)
Books
WebCat
Media
Articles
Text-only version
for printing
Web Site Links
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Brady
Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
http://www.bradycampaign.org/
This site was founded by a survivor of gun
violence in 1974, with the idea of rationalizing gun laws in the
United States. It is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that
lobbies in favor of commonsense gun regulations at both a state and
national level. This site has statistics, legislative information, law
enforcement perspectives and links to other sites.
The
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)
http://www.csgv.org/
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)
was founded in 1974 to combat the growing gun violence problem in the
United States. CSGV is a unique coalition of more than forty
religious, professional, labor, medical, educational
and civic organizations. This searchable site is kept very current. It
has the voting records of your Senator on gun-related issues, as well
as statistics and links to other sites.
Gun
Control
http://www.guncite.com/
This
is a presentation and analysis of firearms statistics, research,
policies, and gun control laws.
This site provides
historical references and quotes from elected legislators, politicians
and organizations via links to other sites on gun control issues. Addresses controversies, especially in defense of
freedom.
Gun
Laws, Gun Control & Gun Rights
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gunlaw.htm
Jurist, the Legal Education Network
(University of Pittsburgh, School of Law) provides a directory to news, current legal cases,
legislation, case law, statistics, and advocacy groups regarding the
gun
control debate in the U.S. The emphasis is on the legal
questions raised and providing links both for and against. In
addition, links are provided to the positions of the presidential
candidates on
gun
control.
Last update 2004.
National Rifle Association (NRA)
http://www.nra.org/
This site includes state and federal legislative information on gun related issues,
and is kept very current. Statistics on crime and gun use and specific Second
Amendment court cases are included. This site is maintained by
NRA members who
support the Second Amendment.
Violence Policy Center
(VPC)
http://www.vpc.org/
The Violence Policy Center (VPC) is a national educational foundation working to
reduce firearms violence in America. The Center works to increase public
understanding of firearms violence as an expanding public health crisis. This site
includes statistics and both state and federal legislation, and links
to state and federal firearms laws.
Online
Databases (Rio Hondo Students only) top
Issues &
Controversies @ FACTS.com
Try searching for "gun control" or construct your own search in
this database to find current, in-depth information.
Professional Collection
Try searching for "gun control" or construct your own search in
this database to find current, in-depth information.
Books
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The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Reference Books (2nd
floor)
Non-circulating:
The debatabase book
Call number: Ref ZA3050.D3945 2007x
Encyclopedia of gun control and gun rights
Call number: Ref KF3941.A68U88 2000
Gun control (Opposing viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref KF3942.H3G86 2007
Gun violence : opposing viewpoints (Opposing viewpoints
series)
Call number: Ref HV7436.G8756 2006
Guns and violence (Contemporary
controversies)
Call number: Ref HV7436.G8777 2005
Guns in American society : an
encyclopedia of history, politics, culture, and the law
Call number: Ref HV7436.G8783 2002
How can school violence be prevented? (At issue) (Opposing
viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref LB3013.32.H69 2005
Is gun ownership a right? (At issue) (Opposing viewpoints
series)
Call number: Ref KF3941.Z9I82 2005
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Crime prevention--United States
Firearms--Law and legislation
Gun control
WebCat
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Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo
College Library.
Media
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The following media can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library,
to be viewed in the Library.
Bowling for Columbine
Call number: DVD 0034
The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number
of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil
war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker
Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.
... the right to keep and bear arms
:
gun control and the Second Amendment
Call number: Video 000084
This documentary on the gun control debate includes a discussion
between president of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Michael Beard,
and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association Wayne
LaPierre.
Articles
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The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our
online databases. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The sample searches
and articles below are from the
ProQuest database. If you are viewing this
subject guide from an on-campus computer, simply click on the
links below. To gain access if you are at home or off-campus,
first click here:
https://rioweb.rh.cc.ca.us/library/. Input your student
ID number and password [your birthdate]. You will see a list
of all the online databases to which you have access. Click on ProQuest and enter the database. You may conduct your own
searches at this point or come back to this subject guide and
click on any of the links below:
(gun control) AND (legislation) [from Scholarly Journals only]
SUB(Firearm laws & regulations) AND (legislation)
(anti-gun control)
(pro-gun control)
SUB(Firearm accidents & safety)
Researched and evaluated by:
E. Ball, Librarian 10/1998
last update: T. Shabelnik, Librarian 10/2007
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