Mass shootings at colleges and universities are spurring lawmakers in a growing number of states to consider allowing students, faculty and others to carry concealed firearms on campus. The American public is evenly split on the issue.

An up-to-the-minute study that provides solid background for today's headlines of teen and preteen violence. This thoroughly researched book looks at all aspects of the issue: the history of guns and gun use, gun control and gun safety, the causes of violence, what students can do to protect themselves and help their friends, and a full exploration of successful anger-management programs now in use in a number of school systems.

The staggering toll of gun violence―which claims 31,000 U.S. lives each year―is an urgent public health issue that demands an effective evidence-based policy response. The Johns Hopkins University convened more than 20 of the world’s leading experts on gun violence and policy to summarize relevant research and recommend policies that are both constitutional and have broad public support. Collected for the first time in one volume, this reliable, empirical research and legal analysis will help lawmakers, opinion leaders, and concerned citizens identify policy changes to address mass shootings, along with the less-publicized gun violence that takes an average of 80 lives every day.

"Every Handgun Is Aimed at You" demonstrates that banning handguns is the only effective way to reduce gun violence in our society. The leading research and statistics on handguns and handgun violence in America - summarized here in easily-accessible graphs and tables - point inescapably to that simple conclusion. In step-by-step fashion, Josh Sugarmann dismantles the alternatives to banning handguns.

The first complete picture of the public-health approach to gun violence, and a commonsense plan for ending this American epidemic.

With an overview of the topic that provides historical context, this work focuses mainly on developments in gun control within the US. The revised edition offers greater coverage of how gun-related issues are being handled in other parts of the world, as well as detail on the proliferation of small arms such as AK-47 rifles and grenade launchers.

By the president of the prestigious Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, the life story of the most controversial, volatile, misunderstood provision of the Bill of Rights. At a time of renewed debate over guns in America, what does the Second Amendment mean? This book looks at history to provide some surprising, illuminating answers.

This book critically examines the link between guns and violence. It weighs the value of guns for self-protection against the adverse effects of gun ownership and carrying. It also analyses the role of public opinion, the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, and the firearms industry and lobby in impeding efforts to prevent gun violence. Confronting Gun Violence in America explores solutions to the gun violence problem in America, a country where 90 people die from gunshot wounds every day. The wide-range of solutions assessed include: a national gun licensing system; universal background checks; a ban on military-style weapons; better regulatory oversight of the gun industry; the use of technologies, such as the personalization of weapons; child access prevention; repealing laws that encourage violence; changing violent norms; preventing retaliatory violence; and strategies to rebuild American communities. This accessible and incisive book will be of great interest to students and researchers in criminology and sociology, as well as practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in gun ownership and violence.

The teacher at the Ant Hill School wants her students to be prepared - for everything! One day, she teaches her students what to do if a "dangerous someone" is in their school. Unfortunately, in the world we now live in, we must ask ourselves the essential question: What options do I have for survival, if I ever find myself in a violent intruder event? "I'm Not Scared…I'm Prepared!" will enhance the concepts taught by the ALICE Training Institute, and make them applicable to children of all ages in a non-fearful way. By using this book, children can develop a better understanding of what needs to be done if they ever encounter a "dangerous someone."

The Bad Guys: A Students/Teachers Guide to School Safety and Violence Prevention is a much needed guide to promote school safety and violence prevention. This book directs students on recognizing potential danger and preparation if such and event occurs. The book offers students a pro-active approach to violence prevention.