Annotated Bibliography

Carter, Gregg Lee. (April 2010). Gun Control in the States.

Supreme Court Debates. Volume 13, Issue 4, page 2-3.

The author of this article views an approaching scenario in the United States where the amount of guns in circulation is estimated as soon equaling the number of people in the country. This article examines the debates regarding gun regulations and those who oppose them as well as highlighting a number of important practices in efforts to control gun related incidents.

Gun Control. (December, 2009). In the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.

6th Edition, page 1-1.

This article explains how gun control is regulated by nations throughout the world. In the United States the right of people to bear arms is guaranteed by the Constitution but has been interpreted in a number of various ways through the years. It explains some of the gun control measures and their controversies.

Gun Control. (2009). In the Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather

Guide. Retrieved from www.credoreference.com/entry/heliocomhe/gun_control

This article looks at the history of gun control in the United States. It compares and contrasts how anti gun campaigners in the United States argue that lives would be saved and crime rates would decrease if guns were less widely available and opponents cite the Second amendment of the Constitution and believe in the right to bear arms. The article views the United States with the highest death rate by guns than any other industrialized nation.

Helmke, Paul & Feldman, Richard. (April 2009). Does America Need More Gun Control?

Retrieved from www.latimes.com/.../la-oew-helmke-feldman8-2009apr08,0,4504.7story

The authors argue that the United States does not have the laws needed to prevent the high level of violence that occurs. They look at how more laws are needed to make it harder for dangerous people to get guns. The article describes the three...