More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations
Author | : Josh Sugarmann |
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Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Josh Sugarmann |
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Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Genre | : Documentary-style films |
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America is the undisputed gun capital of the world, with more gun dealers than gas stations - and more gun deaths than any other nation. Gun Society explores the historical and psychological roots of America's love affair with firearms. This multi-award winning film lets gun users speak for themselves, from a top NRA official and a former Black Panther Party leader, to those who purchase guns for protection or sport.
Author | : Philip J. Cook |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2020-04-02 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0190073470 |
No topic is more polarizing than guns and gun control. From a gun culture that took root early in American history to the mass shootings that repeatedly bring the public discussion of gun control to a fever pitch, the topic has preoccupied citizens, public officials, and special interest groups for decades. In this thoroughly revised second edition of The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know® noted economist Philip J. Cook and political scientist Kristin A. Goss delve into the issues that Americans debate when they talk about guns. With a balanced and broad-ranging approach, the authors thoroughly cover the latest research, data, and developments on gun ownership, gun violence, the firearms industry, and the regulation of firearms. The authors also tackle sensitive issues such as the impact of gun violence on quality of life, the influence of exposure to gun violence on mental health, home production of guns, arming teachers, the effect of concealed weapons on crime rates, and the ability of authorities to disarm people who aren't allowed to have a gun. No discussion of guns in the U.S. would be complete without consideration of the history, culture, and politics that drive the passion behind the debate. Cook and Goss deftly explore the origins of the American gun culture and the makeup of both the gun rights and gun control movements. Written in question-and-answer format, this updated edition brings the debate up-to-date for the current political climate under Trump and will help readers make sense of the ideologically driven statistics and slogans that characterize our national conversation on firearms. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in getting a clear view of the issues surrounding guns and gun policy in America.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
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Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Criminals |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
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According to this study, the number of federally licensed gun dealers in the United States dropped from 245,628 in 1994 to 50,630 in 2007â€"an 80 percent decrease. It finds the decline is the result of licensing reforms implemented in the early 1990s, combined with changes to the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the “Brady Lawâ€ŗ) and the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. The report examines the causes and importance of the drop in gun dealers, details legislative efforts by the gun lobby to reverse the decline, and offers recommendations to further improve the regulation of gun dealers. The study updates “More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stationsâ€ŗâ€"the first national look at abuses by gun dealer license holdersâ€"published in 1992 by the Violence Policy Center. Then, the number of Americans who possessed the basic federal license required to sell firearmsâ€" outnumbered gas stations 245,000 to 210,000, with the bulk of the licenses being held by illegitimate "kitchen-table" dealers.
Author | : James E. Atwood |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2012-06-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1610978250 |
James Atwood contends that the thirty thousand gun deaths America suffers every year cannot be understood apart from our national myth that God has appointed America as "the trustee of the civilization of the world" and even "Christ's light to the nations." Because these purposes are noble, and we are supposedly a good and trustworthy people, violence is sometimes "required" and gives license to individuals to carry open or concealed weapons, which "save lives" and can even be "redemptive." Atwood, an avid hunter, cautions that an absolute trust in guns and violence morphs easily into idolatry. Having spent thirty-six years as a Presbyterian pastor fighting against the easy access to firearms, one of which took the life of a friend, he uses his unique experience and his biblical and theological understanding to graphically portray the impact guns have on our society. He documents how Americans have been deceived into believing that the tools of violence, whether they take the form of advanced military technology or a handgun in the bedside stand, will provide security. He closes with a wake-up call to the faith community, which he says is America's best hope to unmask the extremism of the Gun Empire.
Author | : Alfred Blumstein |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2000-09-11 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780521797122 |
Top criminologists explain the reasons for the drop in violent crime in America.
Author | : Jaclyn Schildkraut |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 1188 |
Release | : 2022-12-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1440867747 |
The revised third edition of the landmark Guns in American Society provides an authoritative and objective survey of the history and current state of all gun-related issues and areas of debate in the United States. Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law is a comprehensive and evenhanded three-volume reference resource for understanding all of the political, legal, and cultural factors that have swirled around gun rights and gun control in America, past and present. The encyclopedia draws on a vast array of research in criminology, history, law, medicine, politics, and social science. It covers all aspects of the issue: gun violence, including mass shootings in schools and other public spaces; gun control arguments and organizations; gun rights arguments and organizations; the firearms industry; firearms regulation, legislation, and court decisions; gun subcultures (for example, hunters and collectors); leading opinion-shapers on both sides of the gun debate; technological innovations in firearm manufacturing; various types of firearms, from handguns to assault weapons; and evolving public attitudes toward guns. Many of these entries place the topics in both historical and cross-cultural perspective.
Author | : Osha Gray Davidson |
Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781587290428 |
Originally published in 1993, "Under Fire "was widely hailed as the first objective examination of the NRA and its efforts to defeat gun control legislation. Now in this expanded edition, Osha Gray Davidson shows how the NRA's extremism has cost the organization both political power and popular support. He offers a well-reasoned and workable approach to gun control, one that will find many supporters even among the NRA membership.
Author | : Robin Oxman |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2001-05 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0738869341 |
The dictionary defines govern as, "ruling with authority". As a democracy we, the people, are responsible for choosing those who rule and the authority with which they rule. Who rules is decided in the arena of politics. This book points to the foibles of these men and women to whom we refer as "politicians". It shows them to be as human as we, possessed, in varying degrees, of the very faults we deride yet in many ways probably possess ourselves. While we are quick to castigate them for their nonsense, decry their mediocrity and complain about how they perform we are slow to admit they are there because of our nonsense and mediocrity. We put them there. We get the government we deserve. Much of what you read here about politicians is humorous but behind your smile should be the fear that too many of these men and women are inadequate. Their authority is delineated by a set of rules known as "the law". The foundation of this legal edifice is the Constitution. Because it is a simple document, but one which was designed to grow as the nation grew, it requires constant interpretation. While any court is free to interpret the Constitution when arriving at its judgments it is only Supreme Court that has the final word. Gun-control, "criminal" rights, the death penalty, and abortion are all grist for this book´s mill. We take a look at the activities of the Supreme Court and the meaning of their interpretations in order to better understand how our system works at the highest levels and how, when the word comes down from these high levels, it impacts our lives.