The book concentrates on gun control in the United States, but several entries examine the experience and firearms policies of other countries, including Israel, Switzerland, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Topics include court cases and judicial decisions regarding gun control, firearms and ammunition, firearms industry organizations, firearms researchers, government agencies and policies, individuals and groups supporting gun control, and individuals and groups supporting gun rights. Additional topics include historical events, historical individuals and groups, legislation and constitutional amendments, legislators and government officials, and publications. Entries also cover gun control issues, including accidents involving guns, collectors, consumer product safety, fatalities, gun culture, gun shows, media violence, schools and guns, self-defense, survivalism, violent crime rates, and youth and guns. Photographs; index; chronology; appended summaries of State constitutional provisions regarding gun rights, other statutory and constitutional provisions relating to firearms, list of organizations; and 95 references