Gun Violence: Annotated Bibliography

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Kautzer, Chad. "Good Guys with Guns: From Popular Sovereignty to Self-Defensive Subjectivity." Law and Critique July 2015: 173+. Academic OneFile. Web. 6 July 2015. This article discuss the legality of Americans to bear arms ,and the subjectivity of self-defense McCarthy, Michael. "US medical societies call for four new policies on gun violence." British Medical Journal 28 Feb. 2015: 4. Academic OneFile. Web. 6 July 2015. This article discuss the fact that Several U.S. health organizations and the American Bar Association created four new policies to reduce firearm-related violence while not violating U.S. citizens' right to own guns. "Amend the amendment." The Christian Century 131.10 (2014): 9. Academic OneFile. Web. 6 July 2015. . This

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