The politics of gun control

The politics of gun control / Robert J. Spitzer.

The new edition of this classic text covers the latest developments in American gun policy including the most recent shooting incidents that persist in plaguing the American landscape. Continuing a multi-decade trend, crime generally remains low throughout the US, but mass shootings have increased i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spitzer, Robert J., 1953- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Edition:Eighth edition.
Subjects:
Gun control > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Constitutions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Gun control
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • New to this Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Introduction
  • 1. Policy Definition and Gun Control
  • Regulation, Public Order, and Public Policy
  • Guns and Regulation
  • The Gun Controversy
  • The Gun Culture
  • Policy Gridlock
  • Social Regulatory Policy Analysis
  • 2. The Second Amendment: Meaning, Intent, Interpretation, and Consequences
  • Historic Roots
  • The Constitution
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The Militia Transformed
  • Supreme Court Rulings
  • Other Court Rulings
  • Bad History Makes Bad Law
  • Conclusion
  • 3. The Criminological Consequences of Guns
  • America and Violence
  • Choice of Weapons
  • Homicide and Malicious Injury
  • Suicide
  • Accidents
  • Self-Defense
  • Guns and School Violence
  • Gun Carrying on College Campuses?
  • Stand Your Ground" Laws: Extending the "Castle Doctrine" to America's Streets
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Political Fury: Gun Politics
  • Single-Issue Gun Groups: The NRA
  • Explaining the NRA's Effectiveness
  • The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
  • The Million Mom March
  • New Gun Control Groups Enter the Fray
  • The Gun Control Movement's Strategic Blunders and Newfound Strength
  • The Political Balance and the Invincibility Myth
  • Public Opinion
  • Political Parties and Guns
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Institutions, Policymaking, and Guns
  • Early Legislative Efforts
  • The Gun Control Act of 1968
  • The Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986
  • The Tide Turns: The Assault Weapons Ban
  • The Brady Bill
  • The Post-Columbine Reaction
  • Lawsuit Protection for Gun Manufacturers
  • Sandy Hook
  • The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Conclusion: Furious Politics, Marginal Policy
  • 6. Gun Policy: A New Framework
  • Federalism: The Great Regulation Dilemma
  • Gun Policy Alternatives
  • The Barriers to Gun Control
  • The Security Dilemma
  • The Security Dilemma and the Gun Debate
  • Nonproliferation and Arms Control
  • Index

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