Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings by Klarevas, Louis

Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781633880665)

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Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings by Klarevas, Louis

Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings

$25.00
Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings by Klarevas, Louis

Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings

$25.00
Format: Hardcover
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In the past decade, no individual act of violence has killed more people in the United States than the mass shooting. This well-researched, forcefully argued book answers some of the most pressing questions facing our society: Why do people go on killing sprees? Are gun-free zones magnets for deadly rampages? What can we do to curb the carnage of this disturbing form of firearm violence? Contrary to conventional wisdom, the author shows that gun possession often prods aggrieved, mentally unstable individuals to go on shooting sprees; these attacks largely occur in places where guns are not prohibited by law; and sensible gun-control measures like the federal Assault Weapons Ban-which helped drastically reduce rampage violence when it was in effect-are instrumental to keeping Americans safe from mass shootings in the future. To stem gun massacres, the author proposes several original policy prescriptions, ranging from the enactment of sensible firearm safety reforms to an overhaul of how the justice system investigates potential active-shooter threats and prosecutes violent crimes. Calling attention to the growing problem of mass shootings, Rampage Nationdemonstrates that this unique form of gun violence is more than just a criminal justice offense or public health scourge. It is a threat to American security

Author: Louis Klarevas
ISBN-10: 1633880664
ISBN-13: 9781633880665
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 08/23/2016
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2016
Choice 03/01/2017
By Louis Klarevas
By Louis Klarevas
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Louis Klarevas, PhD, teaches in the Department of Global Affairs at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. He also serves as a consultant to the federal government on national security matters. A frequent commentator on homeland security and foreign policy, he has appeared on numerous news programs, including on CNN, ABC, NPR, and the BBC. In the past, he has taught at American University, George Washington University, City University of New York, and New York University. In addition, he has served as the Defense Analysis Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Security Studies.

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