Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.

IS GUN VIOLENCE A SERIOUS PROBLEM? : Overview: The extent of gun violence / Linda Schmittroth -- YES: GUN VIOLENCE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM: Gun violence is a serious economic and public health problem / Firearm Injury Center at Penn -- Youth gun violence is a serious problem / Kathleen Reich, Patti L. Culross, and Richard E. Behrman -- Gun violence is a global problem / Philip Alpers -- NO: GUN VIOLENCE IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM: Gun violence is not a public health crisis / Miguel A. Faria, Jr. -- The media exaggerate the problem of youth gun violence / Mike Males -- The media ignore incidences where firearms are used to save lives / Bernard Goldberg -- CAN GOVERNMENT MEASURES REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE? : YES: GOVERNMENT MEASURES CAN REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE: Gun control reduces violent crime / Bill Clinton -- Lawsuits against the gun industry will help reduce violence / David C. Anderson -- Requiring that handguns be made to recognize authorized users can reduce gun violence / John D. Cohen -- NO: GOVERNMENT MEASURES CANNOT REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE: Gun control does not reduce gun violence / Edmund F. McGarrell -- Gun control does not reduce youth gun violence / Timothy Brezina and James D. Wright --Lawsuits against the gun industry are baseless / Robert A. Levy -- Handguns cannot be made to recognize authorized users / Massad Ayoob -- IS GUN CONTROL CONSTITUTIONAL? : Overview: The Second Amendment and gun control / Deborah Homsher -- YES: GUN CONTROL IS CONSTITUTIONAL: The Second Amendment allows for gun regulations / Charles L. Blek, Jr. -- The Founding Fathers and Supreme Court do not support the individual right to bear arms / Violence Policy Center -- Giving individuals the right to bear arms has a negative effect on society / Robin West -- NO: GUN CONTROL IS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL: Some gun control regulations are unconstitutional / Nelson Lund -- The Supreme Court supports the individual right to bear arms / Dave Kopel -- The Founding Fathers supported the rights of individuals to own guns / Gary Lantz -- IS GUN OWNERSHIP AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SELF-DEFENSE? : YES: GUN OWNERSHIP IS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SELF-DEFENSE: Allowing private citizens to carry guns reduces crime and protects gun owners / Patrick Mullins -- Gun ownership helps protect women / Richard W. Stevens, Tugho Teufel III, and Matthew Y. Biscan -- Keeping a gun in the home for self-defense in not dangerous / Gary Kleck and Don B. Kates -- NO: GUN OWNERSHIP IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SELF-DEFENSE: Allowing private citizens to carry guns will not reduce crime or protect gun owners / The Economist -- Gun ownership endangers women / Jopsh Sugarmann -- Keeping a gun in the home for self-defense endangers children / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March.