Mass shootings in schools: The worst possible case for gun control

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1447-1464

  Kleck, Gary ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gun control; Mass shootings; School violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449122421     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209332557     Document Type: Article

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