Gun Violence and the Fight for Public Safety

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Lerner Publications

Just the Series: Issues in Action (Read Woke (tm) Books)

Series and Publisher: Issues in Action (Read Woke (tm) Books)

Annotation: "Gun violence has had a continued impact on public safety. This title takes a closer look at the effects of gun violence on specific demographics and American society"-- cProvided by publisher.

Genre: [Government]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #311138

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Edition Date: 2022 Release Date: 08/01/21

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN: 1-7284-2340-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-7284-2340-1

Dewey: 363.330973

LCCN: 2020052401

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Gun control. United States. Juvenile literature.
Firearms ownership. United States. Juvenile literature.
Violence. United States. Juvenile literature.
Gun control.
Firearms ownership.
Violence.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.

Word Count: 2,038

Reading Level: 6.1

Interest Level: 5-9

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 6.1 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 512692 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 990L

Guided Reading Level: Z

Fountas & Pinnell: Z

Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence. Gun-related deaths and injuries happen at high rates every year. Debates over how to reduce gun violence center around defining Second Amendment rights, different ideas of freedom, and which reforms to enact. Learn how organizations and governments are working to stop gun violence; which laws, regulations, and technology could effect change; and how young activists are fighting for public safety.

Read Woke Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

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