scholarly journals Quantitative Literacy and Guns

Numeracy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
William Briggs
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Quantitative Literacy ◽  
University Of New Mexico ◽  
History Of

Briggs, William. 2017. How America Got Its Guns: A History of the Gun Violence Crisis; (Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press). 352 pp. Paperback: ISBN 978-0-8263-5813-4. E-book ISBN 978-0-8263-5814-1. Quantitative literacy and statistics are just two of many disciplines required to understand the problem of gun violence in America. However, it’s also useful to appreciate their limitations in an issue that is so complex.

scholarly journals Guns and the Limits of Numeracy: Review of How America Got Its Guns: A History of the Gun Violence Crisis, by William Briggs.

Numeracy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Best
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Gun Policy ◽  
University Of New Mexico ◽  
History Of

William Briggs. 2017. How America Got Its Guns: A History of the Gun Violence Crisis; (Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press). Paperback: ISBN 978-0-8263-5813-4. E-book ISBN 978-0-8263-5814-1. Mathematician William Briggs (co-author of the well-regarded Understanding and Using Mathematics) has written a remarkably thorough and evenhanded analysis of gun policy in the United States that draws upon the work of historians, legal scholars, social scientists, and advocates. He gives respectful hearings to claims about the importance of both gun rights and gun control. The breadth of his coverage makes it almost certain that any reader will discover new angles for thinking about gun issues.

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