Annotated Bibliography

Lott, John R. More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-control Laws. 2nd ed. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago, 2000. Print.

    John Lott discusses crime and it’s affects in his book “More Guns, Less Crime”. Lott asks a question nearly identical to my research question. Does Concealed carry affect the crime right, and if so how? Through the mass amounts of statistical data on crime he has gathered from cities across the nation, he proves the question he asked. Lott’s nearly identical question he proposes helps me out immensely. His proven data backs up my research question and allows me to refer to him for proof. Not only does his data help me, but he always brings up the counter arguments and explains why they are incorrect. Knowing the counter arguments to my topic helps me gain a better understanding.

"FIREARMS TUTORIAL." EHSL. The University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNSTAT.html>.

    This tutorial talked about gun control issues, public health and safety. It provided a lot of exact number in reference to public and safety. It also gave an in-depth analysis of firearms in general.  This source was helpful to me because of the exact number and statistical data it had.

"Inside Straw Purchasing: How Criminals Get Guns Illegally." Mayorsagainstillegalguns. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/downloads/pdf/inside-straw-purchases.pdf>.

    This study showed how criminals purchased guns illegally. It took you through the steps of buying a gun from the stand point of a felon. I found this study to be helpful because it gave me two good pieces of information. One being a valuable quote within the study. The other being the definition of a straw purchase.

Kwon, Ik-Whan G., Bradley Scott, Scott R. Safranski, and Muen Bae. "The Effectiveness of Gun Control Laws." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 56.1 (1997): 41-50. Print.

    This journal was extremely in-depth on the effects of gun control and how affected someone sociologically. They also discussed the economic affects it had on hospital from gunshot victims. From this journal I learned about crimes of passion and how gun control could diminish them. It also discussed why this had an impact on the Brady bill.

"2nd Amendment Bearing Arms - U.S. Constitution - Findlaw." Findlaw. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/>.

   This website spelled out the meaning of the 2^nd amendment. It was helpful to me because I was able to take a direct quote of the 2^nd amendment from it.

"Eddie Eagle Safety Program." Nrahq. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/>

    This website explained how the children should act with they come into contact with a firearm. The NRA uses a friendly Eagle to get through to the children. This website helped me prove that he NRA does care about the safety and tries to actively promote safety.

Stuckey, Mike. "Record Numbers Licensed to Pack Heat." Msnbc.com. Msnbc Digital Network, 24 June 2010. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34714389/ns/us_news-life/t/record-numbers-licensed-pack-heat/

     The news article gave a brief story about a man who had to use deadly force to save himself; it also discussed why there has been a surge in the number of CCW permit holders across the nation. From this article I was able to take the approximate number of CCW holder’s nationwide.

"MSP - Firearms." SOM. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1591_3503_4654---,00.html>.

    This website is the official site of Michigan state police. On their website they have anything and everything you would ever need to about Michigan laws. From this website I took information regarding CPL issuance process and training guidelines for the CCW license.

State of Michigan. Self Defense Act. Michigan. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(g2vr2q552inknoulr4kbwi45))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject>.

    This bill explained the new Self Defense Act that was put into place in 2006; it is an extension to the Castle doctrine and thus further protects your rights of self defense. From this I took the Act and used it to explain what it is.

"States with the Most and Fewest Firearms Murders." FlowingData. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://flowingdata.com/2011/01/19/states-with-the-most-and-least-firearms-murders/>.

     This website used a graph to explain the number of murders from a firearm by state. From the website I took the graph itself and then used it to prove several key points of my essay.