Changing Politics Of Gun Control
In recent years, political discourse about gun control and the Second Amendment has become increasingly volatile and this collection of original essays by top scholars illuminates the various reasons why. Gun lobbies such as the National Rifle Association are more organized and aggressive and their issue agenda has evolved as new and more powerful weapons and militia appear. On the other side of the debate, the critical wounding of James Brady gave gun control advocates a visible martyr with...
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In recent years, political discourse about gun control and the Second Amendment has become increasingly volatile and this collection of original essays by top scholars illuminates the various reasons why. Booknews Comprises 12 contributions which explore contemporary gun control issues. Topics include the ATF, gun control policies in California, the NRA and the grass roots, PACs and other gun control groups, and the electoral politics of gun ownership. Several of the essays include maps and tables that summarize statistics such as shooting deaths, ownership patterns, polls on gun control issues, and the relationship between gun ownership and party affiliation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
List of IllustrationsPreface1Introduction12Jackboots or Lace Panties? The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms173Congress and Gun Control454Madison's Mistake? Judicial Construction of the Second Amendment745Gun Control Politics in California886The Structure of Public Support for Gun Control: The 1988 Battle over Question 3 in Maryland1117Virginia: The Politics of Concealed Weapons1258Gun Control Laws in the States: Political and Apolitical Influences1399Going Hunting Where the Ducks Are: The National Rifle Association and the Grass Roots15510Trying to Stop the Craziness of This Business: Gun Control Groups17211Public Opinion and Gun Control: Appearance and Transparence in Support and Opposition19612The Electoral Politics of Gun Ownership224References247Index261About the Editors and Contributors269
\ H-Pol, July 1999\ - Gregg Lee Carter\ Gun control is among the more difficult subjects to do research and write about in a dispassionate manner...To the editors' credit, the essays they have choosen are all heavily empirical and illuminate the changing politics of gun control in the United States.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsComprises 12 contributions which explore contemporary gun control issues. Topics include the ATF, gun control policies in California, the NRA and the grass roots, PACs and other gun control groups, and the electoral politics of gun ownership. Several of the essays include maps and tables that summarize statistics such as shooting deaths, ownership patterns, polls on gun control issues, and the relationship between gun ownership and party affiliation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
