Gun Control Bookmarks [Note: these links may no longer be accurate]
balanced views
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- General Accounting
Office report about the Brady Law
- Your task: Skim this document, looking for the subheads that show a
section of possible interest. Don't read the text, just look at the headings.
- Pathfinder
- Some ideas about how to organize your information gathering and
possible topics. Which of these topics would you choose?
pro control
- Are there common themes in these articles? What are their main arguments?
- The Firearms Policy
Journal
- A list of articles in favor of gun control. Try to find ones with
references.
- The Gunfree Site
- Rabble: Crime & Gun
Control
- This is from an interview with Noam Chomsky. He talks about several
things, including gun control. This article is difficult to read, but
presents an interesting perspective on what government should and
shouldn't do.
anti control
- Which articles here are supported by evidence?
- NRA-ILA Research &
Information Division
- Information from the NRA. What does NRA stand for?
- Ten Myths About Gun
Control
- Your task: list the ten myths. Does the author give facts to support
the point of view here?
- the National Center
for Policy Analysis
- Jeffrey Snyder's A
Nation of Cowards (adv)
- The Racist Roots of
Gun Control
- Crime, Deterrence
Study
- Does this site have references?
- Crime, Deterrence
Study
- This is another site with the same study as the one above.
- Heartland Policy
Study: Taking Aim at Gun Control
- Does this site have references?
unbalanced views
- These are interesting to read, but you need to think about where
their information is coming from. They are not trying to be objective at
all. Some of these people are VERY passionate about guns. Some of their
comments you may find offensive.
- Firearms & Liberty
- list of sources
- SECOND THOUGHTS:The
Web Page for the Armed
- The False Promise
of Gun Control
- The can.talk.guns
FAQ list
- Items from a newsgroup, so the writing style is more like speech than
like writing. People are responding to other people, so watch the > signs
to see who is saying what.
- Arguments Against
Further Gun Control
- Who is the author? What position does he hold?