This volume explores the topics relating to gun violence by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.

How serious is the problem of gun violence? Gun violence is a serious problem / Andrew Goddard ; The link between gun ownership and gun violence is flawed / Jacob Deakins ; The flow of U.S. guns fuels gun violence in Mexico / Tom Diaz ; The percentage of U.S. guns used in Mexican gun violence is exaggerated / William P. Hoar ; The availability of guns increases the risk of suicide / Matthew Miller and David Hemenway ; The availability of guns does not increase suicide rates / Don B. Kates ; Gun violence poses a serious threat to children / Marian Wright Edelman ; Gun safety programs reduce the threat of fatal firearm accidents among children / National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action -- What factors contribute to gun violence? The availability of guns increases gun violence / Bob Herbert ; Making guns less available does not reduce gun violence / John R. Lott Jr. ; Pro-gun organization policies promote gun violence / John E. Rosenthal ; Gun violence is a symptom of other social problems / Courtland Milloy ; Hate and extremist groups encourage gun violence / Astrid Dorélien, Michael Miller, and Peter Brody ; Popular culture promotes gun violence / Dariusz Dziewanski ; American's violent culture advances gun violence / Andrew Stephen -- Do private gun ownership policies reduce gun violence? Laws controlling private gun ownership will reduce gun violence / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence ; Laws controlling private gun ownership reduce its deterrent effect on gun crime / Robert A. Levy ; College campuses are safer without concealed weapons / Students for Gun Free Schools ; College campuses are less safe without concealed weapons / Students for Concealed Carry on Campus ; Laws allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons in national parks will make visitors safer / Clair Schwan ; Allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons in national parks is dangerous / Dianne Feinstein -- What laws and regulations should govern guns? The Second Amendment guarantees the right to private gun ownership / Don B. Kates ; Judicial activism wrongly established a Second Amendment right to private gun ownership / Dennis A. Henigan ; Gun show loopholes should be closed / City of New York ; Background checks at gun shows are unnecessary / National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action ; The assault weapons ban should be reinstated / Delaware County Daily Times ; The assault weapons ban should not be reinstated / Steven Warrick.