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Reducing Gun Violence in America by Daniel W. Webster (Editor); Jon S. Vernick (Editor); Michael Bloomberg (Foreword by)
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ISBN: 9781421411101
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Empirical research and legal analysis that 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.
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ISBN: 9781283975193
Publication Date: 2012
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