The Gun Debate
Books
The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America by Carol Anderson
Gun Barons: The Weapons That Transformed America and the Men Who Invented Them by John Bainbridge
Armed in America: A History of Gun Rights from Colonial Militias to Concealed Carry by Patrick J Charles
The NRA: An Unauthorized History by Frank Smyth
The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Rights and Gun Control in the United States by Glenn H. Utter
The Second Amendment: A Biography by Michael Waldman
Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America by Adam Winkler
Movies and Streaming
A Deep Dive into the Second Amendment (US Constitution Center/Kahn Academy)
The Second Amendment: Firearms in the US (History Channel)
KANOPY (requires a PAPL library card)
No Control (1091 Media)
After Newtown: Guns in America (PBS)
News and Articles
Biden Signs Gun Safety Bill Into Law (NPR – 6/25/22)
Supreme Court says Constitution Protects Right to Carry a Gun Outside the Home (CNN – 6/23/22)
The Supreme Court Just Vastly Expanded Gun Rights. Here’s What happens Next (NBC News – 6/23/22)
Governor Pritzker Signs Legislation Banning Ghost Guns Statewide (Illinois.gov – 5/18/22)
Illinois Gun Control Laws at a Glance (FindLaw – 5/26/21)
What Is and Isn’t Allowed by Illinois’ Gun Laws (WBEZChicago – 7/8/22 )
Gun Laws and Regulations in Every State (Giffords Law Center)
Law Library of Congress Studies on Firearms, Weapons and Gun Control
Gun Policy in America (RAND Corporation)
History of Gun Control (ProCon.org)
Gun Violence Archive – updated with daily statistics
PollingReport.com – regularly updated to show survey results to questions about guns and the Second Amendment.
Guns: Historical Trends (Gallup)
US Gun Policy: Global Comparisons (Council on Foreign Relations)
Key Facts About Americans and Guns (Pew Research Center – 9/13/23)
What the Data Says About Gun Deaths in the US (Pew Research Center – 4/26/23)
Gun Rights vs Gun Control (Open Secrets) – Info on federal campaign contributions, federal outside spending, federal lobbying
US Gun Policy: Global Comparisons (Council on Foreign Relations)
Teaching Resources About Gun Violence (National Council for the Social Studies)