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Shots in the Dark
The Policy, Politics, and Symbolism of Gun Control
by William J. Vizzard
ISBN: 084769559X
ISBN-13: 9780847695591
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 257
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