Clippings – Firearms (614.82/W7z) and (614.82/Z) ; Schools – Student rights and responsibility (373.5/W7z) and (373.5/Z) Articles concerning firearms clipped from newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and other sources. (Clippings are available for use at the Bureau).

"Combating Fear and Restoring Safety in Schools." U.S. Department of Justice. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, April 1998. (373.5/X8) Examines the climate of violence threatening schools and describes steps citizens are taking to restore security and calm.

Compendium of State Firearms Laws. National Rifle Association. Institute for Legislative Affairs, 1999. (614.82/N21b 1999) Brief overview of laws in the states.

"The Epidemic of Youth Gun Violence." Perspectives on Crime and Justice: 1997-98 Lecture Series. November 1998. (614.82/C77) This issue promotes the idea that Wisconsin’s physicians and their communities can contribute to stopping gun violence among children.

A Guide to Safe Schools: Early Warning, Timely Response. U.S. Department of Education. 1998. (373.5/X11) A guide to help adults reach out to troubled children quickly and effectively.

Gun Control Standoff. CQ Researcher, December 1997. (614.82/C762c) Several articles on the gun control issue. Includes current issues and a subject background.

"Gun Manufacturer Lawsuits: States Rights vs. Local Prerogative." Council of State Governments. Corrections Policy Profiler, Spring 1999. (614.82/C83e) Addresses the issue of conflict between states and cities in the lawsuits brought against gun manufacturers.

Gun Shows: Brady Checks and Crime Gun Traces 1999. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. January 1999. (614.82/X22) Recommendations addressing the President’s goal of preventing firearm sales to prohibited persons at gun shows and better enabling law enforcement to trace gun crimes.

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 1998. U.S. Departments of Education and Justice. October 1998. (373.5/X10 1998) The latest available data on school crime and student safety. Profiles school crime in the U.S. and characteristics of the victims of these crimes.

"Kids and Guns: From Playgrounds to Battlegrounds." U.S. Department of Justice. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, September 1997. (614.82/X18) Discusses the problem of juvenile violence and offers methods of preventing its continuance.

Minnesota Firearms Law: A Guide for Legislators. Minnesota Legislature Research Department. 1998. (614.82/M6b) Describes state laws regulating the possession and use of firearms in Minnesota. Very detailed publication.

Order in the Classroom: Violence, Discipline, and Student Achievement. Educational Testing Service. 1998. (373.5/Ed81) Focuses on link between order in the classroom and academic achievement. Describes several approaches to reduce violence and increase order in our schools.

Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Promising. U.S. National Institutes of Justice. Research in Brief. July 1998. (346.9/X24.) Discusses a congressionally mandated evaluation of State and local crime prevention programs funded by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence. U.S. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 1999. (614.82/X21) Offers practical information about a range of strategies to reduce gun violence. Profiles successful approaches implemented by other communities.

State Laws and Published Ordinances – Firearms 1998. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (Ref. 614.82/X11 1998) Designed to explicate the current gun laws. Includes a "Ready Reference Table." Can be downloaded free of charge from the ATF Internet site. http://www.atf.treas.gov/pub/pub.htm

"Stopping Kids from Killing: Highly Publicized School Murders Generate Action." State Government News, January/February 1999. (029/St2b/v.42, no.1) Covers states’ initiatives to prevent youth violence and examines the highly publicized murders that prompted these actions.

To Keep and Bear Arms: The Origins of an Anglo-American Right. Joyce Lee Malcolm. Harvard University Press, 1994. (614.82/M29) Historic overview of the development of the 2^nd amendment from its English roots to America. Good background on the underlying issues

Youth Violence: A Policymaker’s Guide. Education Commission of the States. Metropolitan Life Foundation, 1996. (373.5/Ed8) Examines what state and federal government are doing to reduce school violence. Includes policy recommendations from statewide meetings and other discussions.

http://policy.voxcap.com/issues/issue144.html – Policy.com. A comprehensive public policy resource and community. It is non-partisan and free to users. Gun control was highlighted as the research issue of the week. Many links to other sites.

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html – Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Free downloadable documents on education issues. Enter "school violence" into the search engine to access this subject. Many of these documents are available in hardcopy at the LRB.

http://www.vote-smart.org/issues/GUN_CONTROL_OWNERSHIP - Project Vote Smart. Comprehensive listing of web sites for organizations. Excellent source for statistics and articles that examine the issue of gun control from all sides of the issue.

http://www.atf.treas.gov/pub/pub.htm – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. This site provides free, downloadable documents on the subject of firearms, including the gun control issue and youth violence issue.

http://www.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/Guns/gunindex.htm - The Best Information on the Net (BIOTN). Chosen by librarians at O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University. A broad cross-section of differing approaches to the gun control issue.