| Edition |
Seventh edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 268 pages ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Revised edition of the author's The politics of gun control, [2015]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- About the author -- Introduction -- Policy definition and gun control -- The second amendment: meaning, intent, interpretation, and consequences -- The criminological consequences of guns -- Political fury : gun politics -- Institutions, policymaking, and guns -- Gun policy : a new framework -- Index. |
| Summary |
"The new edition of this...text covers the latest developments in American gun policy, including shooting incidents plaguing the American landscape--especially the Orlando nightclub shootings, the San Bernardino incident, and the ongoing legacy of Sandy Hook--placing them in context with similar recent events. The incidents described in the book sparked a wave of gun control legislation at local, state, and national levels, some of which was successful, some doomed and all controversial...The seventh edition...provides the reader with up-to-date data and coverage of gun ownership, gun deaths, school shootings, border patrols and new topics including social media, stand-your-ground laws, magazine regulation, and shooting-related mental health initiatives. New to the seventh edition: reports on the pivotal 2016 elections, including the rise and victory of one-time gun control supporter-turned gun rights advocate Donald Trump; the latest data on gun ownership and use, revealing contradictory trends; new developments in the push to allow civilian gun carrying on college campuses, the controversy over so-called 'gun-free zones, ' and a new examination of restrictions imposed on the Centers for Disease Control."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Gun control -- United States.
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Gun control. (OCoLC)fst00949382
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9781138559134 hardcover |
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113855913X hardcover |
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9781138559141 paperback |
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1138559148 paperback |
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9780203713037 electronic book |
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