In Defense of Gun Control argues why the United States should have at least moderate and perhaps serious gun control. LaFollette assesses the empirical evidence about the costs and benefits of extensive private gun ownership and proposes several specific gun control measures, and urge us to employ indirect measures to limit the harm caused by guns.

In Defense of Gun Control argues why the United States should have at least moderate and perhaps serious gun control. LaFollette assesses the empirical evidence about the costs and benefits of extensive private gun ownership and proposes several specific gun control measures, and urge us to employ indirect measures to limit the harm caused by guns.