Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Introductory Essay.
Chronology.
Guide to Selected Topics.
Acknowledgements.
1: Aborn, Richard (1952– ).
2: Academics for the Second Amendment (ASA).
3: Accidents Involving Guns.
4: African Americans and Guns.
5: AK-47.
6: Aliens.
7: Amendment II Democrats.
8: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
9: American Bar Association (ABA).
10: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
11: American Firearms Institute (AFI).
12: American Jewish Congress (AJC).
13: American Revolution.
14: American Rifleman.
15: American Shooting Sports Council (ASSC).
16: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA).
17: Americans United for Safe Streets (AUSS).
18: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
19: Armijo v. Ex Cam, Inc. (1987).
20: Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment (AWARE).
21: Assault Weapons Ban.
22: Australia.
23: Aymette v. The State (1840).
24: Ayoob, Massad (1948– ).
25: Background Checks.
26: Bailey v. United States (1996).
27: Barr, Bob (1948– ).
28: Barrett .50-Caliber Sniper Rifles.
29: Barrett v. United States (1976).
30: Barron v. Baltimore (1833).
31: Beecham v. United States (1994).
32: Beecher's Bibles.
33: Bernethy v. Walt Failor's Inc. (1978).
34: Binghamton, New York, Shooting (2009).
35: Black Codes.
36: Black Panther Party.
37: Black Talon Bullet.
38: Bliss v. Commonwealth (1822).
39: Bowling for Columbine.
40: Boxer, Barbara (1940– ).
41: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
42: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
43: Brady, James (1940– ).
44: Brady, Sarah (1942– ).
45: British American Security Information Council (BASIC).
46: Browning, John Moses (1855–1926).
47: Bryan v. United States (1998).
48: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
49: Bush, George H. W. (1924– ).
50: Canada.
51: Caron v. United States (1998).
52: Cases v. United States (1942).
53: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV).
54: Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR).
55: Children's Defense Fund (CDF).
56: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA).
57: City of Las Vegas v. Moberg (1971).
58: City of Salina v. Blaksley (1905).
59: Civil Forfeiture.
60: Clinton, William Jefferson (Bill) (1946– ).
61: Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV).
62: Collectors.
63: Colt, Samuel (1814–1862).
64: Commonwealth v. Davis (1976).
65: Concealed Carry Laws.
66: Concealed Weapons Detectors.
67: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
68: Constitutional Accountability Center.
69: Consumer Product Safety.
70: Conyers, John (1929– ).
71: Cook, Philip J. (1946– ).
72: Cox, Christopher (Chris) W. (1978– ).
73: Dick Act.
74: Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc. (1983).
75: District of Columbia v. Heller (2008).
76: Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO).
77: Dodd, Thomas J. (1907–1971).
78: Drive-by Shootings.
79: Dueling.
80: Eddie Eagle.
81: Empire State Building Shooting.
82: Farmer v. Higgins (1990).
83: Fatalities.
84: Federal Firearms Act of 1938.
85: Federalist Papers.
86: Feinstein, Dianne (1933– ).
87: Firearm Sentence Enhancement (FSE) Laws.
88: Firearms Coalition.
89: Firearms Owners Against Crime (FOAC).
90: Firearms Owners Protection Act (FOPA).
91: Fourteenth Amendment.
92: Fourth Amendment.
93: Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
94: Gottlieb, Alan Merril (1947– ).
95: Gritz, James (Bo) (1939– ).
96: Gun Buyback Programs.
97: Gun Control Act of 1968.
98: Gun Culture.
99: Gun-Free Schools Act.
100: Gun Journal.
101: Gun Owners.
102: Gun Owners' Action League (GOAL).
103: Gun Owners of America (GOA).
104: Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC).
105: Gun Show Loophole.
106: Gun Shows.
107: Gun Week (GW).
108: Gun World.
109: Guns and Ammo (G&A).
110: Guns Magazine (GM).
111: Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT).
112: Halbrook, Stephen P. (1947– ).
113: Handguns Magazine.
114: Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC).
115: Harder, Chuck (1944– ).
116: Health Care Professionals.
117: Heartland Institute.
118: Helmke, W. Paul, Jr. (1948– ).
119: HELP Network.
120: Hemenway, David (1945– ).
121: Henigan, Dennis (1951– ).
122: Heston, Charlton (1924–2008).
123: Huddleston v. United States (1974).
124: Hutaree Militia.
125: Independence Institute.
126: Institute for Legislative Action (ILA), National Rifle Association.
127: Instrumentality Effect.
128: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
129: International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO).
130: International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA).
131: Israel.
132: Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA).
133: Japan.
134: Jefferson, Thomas (1743–1826).
135: Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO).
136: John Birch Society (JBS).
137: Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.
138: Jonesboro, Arkansas, School Shooting.
139: Kates, Don B., Jr. (1941– ).
140: Kellermann, Arthur (1955– ).
141: Kelley v. R.G. Industries, Inc. (1983).
142: Kennesaw, Georgia.
143: Klanwatch Project.
144: Kleck, Gary (1950– ).
145: Knox, Neal (1935–2005).
146: Kopel, David B. (1960– ).
147: Ku Klux Klan.
148: LaPierre, Wayne (1950– ).
149: Lautenberg, Frank R. (1924– ).
150: Lautenberg Amendment.
151: Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA).
152: Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act.
153: Lawyer's Second Amendment Society (LSAS).
154: Legal Action Project (LAP).
155: Legal Community Against Violence (LCAV).
156: Lewis v. United States (1980).
157: Libertarian Party.
158: Littleton, Colorado, Columbine School Shooting.
159: Long Gun.
160: Lott, John R., Jr. (1958– ).
161: Ludwig, Jens Otto (1968– ).
162: Mailing of Firearms Act (MFA).
163: Maryland One-Gun-per-Month Law.
164: Maryland v. United States (1965).
165: Massachusetts Gun Violence Prevention Law.
166: Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
167: McCarthy, Carolyn Cook (1944– ).
168: McClure, James Albertas (1924–2011).
169: McCollum, William (Bill) (1944– ).
170: McDonald v. Chicago (2010).
171: Media Violence.
172: Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).
173: Metaksa, Tanya K. (1936– ).
174: Mexico.
175: Michigan Militia (MM).
176: Militia Act of 1792.
177: Militia of Montana (MOM).
178: Militia Watchdog.
179: Miller v. Texas (1894).
180: Million Mom March.
181: Minutemen, Modern.
182: Minutemen, Revolutionary.
183: Morton Grove, Illinois.
184: Mothers Against Violence in America (MAVIA).
185: Muscarello v. United States (1998).
186: National Association of Federally Licensed Firearms Dealers (NAFLFD).
187: National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO).
188: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).
189: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).
190: National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).