• CRS Report: Gun Control Legislation (2007)
• Supreme Court decision: District of Columbia v. Heller (decided June 26, 2008)
  Ruled that the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of individuals to own handguns for self-defense in their homes
• Public opinion surveys: Guns [PollingReport.com]

• Online: Gale Virtual Reference Library [CSUF]
• Online: National Survey of State Laws - available in Gale Virtual Reference Library under LAW  [CSUF]
• Online: West's Encyclopedia of American Law - available in Gale Virtual Reference Library under LAW [CSUF]
• Print: Gun Control in the United States: A Reference Handbook (2006)
• Print: Injury Facts (accidents and violent deaths) [annual]
• Print: CFR: Code of Federal Regulations 27, Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
• Print: Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law (2002)
• Print: Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights (2000)

• Print: Injury Facts (accidents and violent deaths) [annual] 
• CDC: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004 (2007) | 2006 (2009) - search: firearm
• CDC:  "Death rates for firearm-related injuries according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 1970-2005." SOURCE: Health, United States: 2008. Table 46 - under MORTALITY, search: firearm-related.
• Census Bureau: Statistical Abstract of the United States. In 2009 ed., see Section: Law Enforcement. Use browser's FIND command to search: gun  or firearm [annual]
• MMWR: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2007 - scroll down to section: Behaviors that Contribute to Violence.
• MMWR: Surveillance for Violent Deaths--National Violence Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2006 (2009)
• MMWR: Surveillance for Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries--United States, 2001 (2004) - search: firearm
• ATF: State Laws and Published ordinances--Firearms, 2008

Additional Statistics Sources

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• NCJRS: Criminal Justice Statistics
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• MMWR
• FedStats

Search the Library Catalog by these SUBJECTS:

• gun control
• gun control united states
• firearms and crime
• firearms accidents
• firearms and crime
• firearms law and legislation
• firearms licenses
• firearms owners
• firearms ownership
• firearms ownership united states history
• firearms purchasing
• firearms social aspects
• firearms united states
• self-defense (law) united states

To find articles, search Pollak Library's subscription databases. The links below will take you to a list of relevant databases.

• Databases--Statistics
• Databases--Pro and Con
• Databases--Scholarly Journals
• Databases--Newspapers
• Databases--Government Sources

CQ Researcher articles of note:

• "Gun Violence," May 25, 2007
• "Gun Control Debate," Nov 11, 2004
• "Gun Control Standoff," Dec 19, 1997

Articles of note:

"First reports evaluating the effectiveness of strategies for preventing violence: firearms laws." MMWR, Oct 3, 2003.

"Gun Laws Effective in Deterring Criminals." Los Angeles Times, Aug 30, 2001, part A, page 16. Full text available in database Los Angeles Times.

• Text of law--online: Brady Handgun Control Act (Public Law 103-159)
• Text of law--print: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is in U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News - REFERENCE KF63 .75X 1993 Vol.2--P.L. 103-159
• Legislative history--online: Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act (Public Law 103-159): Legislative History
• Legislative history--print: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is in U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News - see Reference KF63 .U5X 1993 VOLUME 3, page 1984
• Dissenting views: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act: Report Together with Dissenting Views (1990)
• Dissenting views: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act: Report Together with Additional and Dissenting Views (1991)
• Dissenting views: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act: Report Together with Additional and Dissenting Views (1993)
• Conference report: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act: Conference Report (1993)
• GAO report: Gun Control: Implementation of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act: Report (1996)

• California Firearms Laws: 2005 [CAAG]
• Attorney General Position on the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (2009)
• California Penal Code - use your browser's FIND command to search: firearms and scroll to Section 12000
• National Survey of State Laws - available in Gale Virtual Reference Library [CSUF]
• Reducing Gun Violence: Operation Ceasefire in Los Angeles (2005)
• Concealable Firearms Charges in California (2004) | Print edition
• 2001-2002 report of Committee hearings [Committee on Gun Violence] (2003)
• Reducing Gun Violence: Results from an Intervention in East Los Angeles (2003)
• Concealed Handgun Laws and Public Safety (1997) [CRB]
• The right to defend your life, your family and your property (1996)

• Opposing Viewpoint [CSUF]
• CQ Researcher [CUSF]