Overview
From open carry, to concealed handguns, to mass shootings, the issue of gun ownership and laws surrounding ownership is consistently in the headlines. Guns in America provides students with historical context of gun ownership in America, tracing the issue from colonial roots, to the establishment of the NRA, to today's highly charged and often politicized debates around issues like assault rifle bans, open carry laws, and more.
Features & Benefits
- Instructional Guide in the front matter explains the classroom friendly features of the title and offers suggestions for using the materials in the classroom.
- Learning Objective provided for each chapter, is useful for teachers to quickly determine how the material fits with their lesson plan or assignment.
- Primary Source sidebars with prompts to help students understand, analyze, and evaluate the source.
- Callouts that encourage students to analyze, synthesize, engage, evaluate, and recall the information in the text.
- Sidebars draw attention to important people, organizations, historical moments, and comparing positions or arguments related to the topic.
- An appendix with assorted printable/downloadable worksheets, tip sheets, student performance checklists, and evaluation guidelines that teachers can use in the classroom or students can use independently.
- Chronology, recommended sources for further research, and subject index.
