Gun policy in the United States and Canada : the impact of mass murders and assassinations on gun control

Gun policy in the United States and Canada : the impact of mass murders and assassinations on gun control / Anthony K. Fleming.

"The shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007 was one of the worst mass murders in the U.S., but it did not lead to any new federal gun control policy. In contrast, following a similar event in Montreal in 1989, Canada created new comprehensive gun policy. Such different outcomes are the focus of this...

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Main Author: Fleming, Anthony K. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : Continuum, [2012]
Subjects:
Gun control > United States.
Gun control > Canada.
Violent crimes > United States.
Violent crimes > Canada.
Public administration.
Comparative politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Gun control
Violent crimes
Canada
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to political culture and gun control policy in the United States and Canada
  • Agenda setting, institutions, and interest groups in the United States and Canada
  • The United States: violence leads no where
  • Canada: violent events drive change
  • Conclusions: a discussion of why Canada reacts to gun violence events, and the United States does not
  • Gun control policy in the United States and Canada 2008 to present.

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