Women and Guns

This timely and provocative book looks at contemporary American women and their experiences with guns. Scrupulously balanced, this new paperback edition features a new appendix containing a wealth of primary source documents that help illuminate both the dangers and attractions of guns in our society. Chapter 1 Meeting; Chapter 2 American Stories; Chapter 3 Fields Near Home; Chapter 4 Self-Defense, Part I: Combat by Story and Statistics; Chapter 5 Self-Defense, Part II: Looking for the Bad Guys; Chapter 6 Gun Games and Homegrown Rebellion; Chapter 7 In the Cities, on the Edge; Chapter 8 Conclusion;