The gun control debate: a documentary history

Historical background

The Constitution and the Second Amendment

State declarations of rights

Modern views on the Second Amendment

The Second Amendment goes to court

The National Rifle Association

Legislative responses to gun violence

Gun Control Act of 1968

The effectiveness of gun control legislation

A nation divided

Public opinion

National statistics

International comparisons

Law enforcement's role

The public health community enters the debate

Guns in suicide

Guns as self-defense security

The 1990s-the debate takes center stage

Kids, guns, and schools

Guns, schools and the Supreme Court

Court watch

Are guns safe?