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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:473848211
Author : Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1474126839
The current law regulating firearms is contained primarily within the Firearms Act 1968. Further provisions however are to be found in an additional 33 Acts of Parliament. This number does not include the numerous pieces of secondary legislation that regulate the acquisition and possession of firearms. The current legislative landscape has been the subject of a great deal of criticism in particular because: (1) there is a lack of coherence between the 34 different sets of legislative provisions; (2) loopholes are being exploited by those with criminal intent; (3) the law is difficult to find given that it is scattered across numerous Statutes (4) keyterms within the legislation have been left undefined; and (5) overall the law is so complex that even those who deal with it every day struggle to understand aspects of it. The primary Act, the Firearms Act 1968 was a consolidating measure. The 1968 Act was hurried through Parliament, it has been suggested that the Act was enacted without sufficient consultation and preparation first being undertaken. This perhaps explains some of the Act's deficiencies. Additionally it incorporates provisions that have their origin in the Pistols Act 1903. It is questionable whether some of the language used is still fit for purpose over 100 years after it was first enacted. This report is divided thematically. Each of chapters 2 to 6 sets out key problems with a different aspect of the law, examines consultees' responses to the consultation questions and provisional proposals and makes final recommendations. Chapter 7 examines the response of consultees to the Law Commission provisional proposal that the law relating to firearms be codified. Chapter 8 lists the Law Commission recommendations and chapter 9 contains a glossary.
Author : Great Britain. Law Commission
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780102989304
The current law regulating firearms is contained primarily within the Firearms Act 1968. Further provisions however are to be found in an additional 33 Acts of Parliament. This number does not include the numerous pieces of secondary legislation that regulate the acquisition and possession of firearms. The current legislative landscape has been the subject of a great deal of criticism in particular because: (1) there is a lack of coherence between the 34 different sets of legislative provisions; (2) loopholes are being exploited by those with criminal intent; (3) the law is difficult to find given that it is scattered across numerous Statutes (4) keyterms within the legislation have been left undefined; and (5) overall the law is so complex that even those who deal with it every day struggle to understand aspects of it. The primary Act, the Firearms Act 1968 was a consolidating measure. The 1968 Act was hurried through Parliament, it has been suggested that the Act was enacted without sufficient consultation and preparation first being undertaken. This perhaps explains some of the Act's deficiencies. Additionally it incorporates provisions that have their origin in the Pistols Act 1903. It is questionable whether some of the language used is still fit for purpose over 100 years after it was first enacted. This report is divided thematically. Each of chapters 2 to 6 sets out key problems with a different aspect of the law, examines consultees' responses to the consultation questions and provisional proposals and makes final recommendations. Chapter 7 examines the response of consultees to the Law Commission provisional proposal that the law relating to firearms be codified. Chapter 8 lists the Law Commission recommendations and chapter 9 contains a glossary.
Author : The Stationery Office
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0108561658
The current law regulating firearms is contained primarily within the Firearms Act 1968. Further provisions, however, are to be found in an additional 33 Acts of Parliament. This number does not include the numerous pieces of secondary legislation that regulate the acquisition and possession of firearms. The current legislative landscape has been the subject of a great deal of criticism, in particular because: (1) there is a lack of coherence between the 34 different sets of legislative provisions; (2) loopholes are being exploited by those with criminal intent; (3) the law is difficult to find, given that it is scattered across numerous statutes; (4) key terms within the legislation have been left undefined; and (5) overall, the law is so complex that even those who deal with it every day struggle to understand aspects of it. This Scoping Consultation Paper has two aims: to consult on particular reforms that appear to be urgently needed and to examine the case for more fundamental reform. Chapters 2 to 6 examine those problems which a range of stakeholders agreed cause particular difficulty and undermine public safety. Chapters 7 and 8 examine whether the law ought to be more fundamentally reformed.
Author : Richard Law,Peter Brookesmith
Publisher : Spitfire Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Law
ISBN : 1906174997
In the wake of yet another spree killing in the UK, the authors ask: should our gun laws be made any tighter? The answer's an unequivocal No. The UK's firearms laws are already inconsistent and profoundly illogical. Their administration has turned into a massive bureaucratic job-creation scheme, and is a disgrace to the police service. And if that's not enough for you, they have been unlawful since 1998, as well as unconstitutional. With caustic wit, the authors look into the deep background of the law, the ever-more restrictive, knee-jerk measures of the 20th century, bizarre prosecutions, and at the rational legal decisions that police and bureaucrats routinely ignore. And they show how each new curb on firearms ownership has resulted in yet more guns joining the pool of 'illegal' unregistered weapons. Then they deliver their programme for wholesale reform. They argue for disposing of the current prohibitions (such as the pointless ban on handguns), setting up a national firearms agency, and generally making it easier for people to own guns. Most important, they show how a relaxation of British gun laws will actually be simpler, cheaper, and safer than the present self-defeating shambles
Author : Fredrick E. Ayres
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674241091
How ordinary Americans, frustrated by the legal and political wrangling over the Second Amendment, can fight for reforms that will both respect gun owners’ rights and reduce gun violence. Efforts to reduce gun violence in the United States face formidable political and constitutional barriers. Legislation that would ban or broadly restrict firearms runs afoul of the Supreme Court’s current interpretation of the Second Amendment. And gun rights advocates have joined a politically savvy firearm industry in a powerful coalition that stymies reform. Ian Ayres and Fredrick Vars suggest a new way forward. We can decrease the number of gun deaths, they argue, by empowering individual citizens to choose common-sense gun reforms for themselves. Rather than ask politicians to impose one-size-fits-all rules, we can harness a libertarian approach—one that respects and expands individual freedom and personal choice—to combat the scourge of gun violence. Ayres and Vars identify ten policies that can be immediately adopted at the state level to reduce the number of gun-related deaths without affecting the rights of gun owners. For example, Donna’s Law, a voluntary program whereby individuals can choose to restrict their ability to purchase or possess firearms, can significantly decrease suicide rates. Amending Red Flag statutes, which allow judges to restrict access to guns when an individual has shown evidence of dangerousness, can give police flexible and effective tools to keep people safe. Encouraging the use of unlawful possession petitions can help communities remove guns from more than a million Americans who are legally disqualified from owning them. By embracing these and other new forms of decentralized gun control, the United States can move past partisan gridlock and save lives now.
Author : Chapman, Simon
Publisher : Sydney University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781743320310
The Port Arthur massacre on 28 April 1996, when 35 people were shot dead by Martin Bryant, transformed Australia’s gun control debate. Public outrage drove politicians from all sides of politics to embrace gun control. Non-violent ‘people power’ galvanised government resolve to outlaw semi-automatic weapons, register all guns, and tighten gun ownership laws. Simon Chapman’s book gives an insider’s view of the struggle for gun control, highlighting the public discourse between shooters determined to preserve the right for civilians to bear military-style weapons, and activists dedicated to getting Australia ‘off the American path’ of gun violence. Law reform is not inevitable. It requires the planned, strategic use of media and advocacy to convert anger into action. The story of the campaign for gun control is a practical guide to achieving humane social change for activists everywhere.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045466948
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Firearms
ISBN : UCAL:$B643909
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309091244
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the relationship between guns and violence as well as conflicting constitutional claims and divided public opinion. In performing these tasks, legislators need adequate data and research to judge both the effects of firearms on violence and the effects of different violence control policies. Readers of the research literature on firearms may sometimes find themselves unable to distinguish scholarship from advocacy. Given the importance of this issue, there is a pressing need for a clear and unbiased assessment of the existing portfolio of data and research. Firearms and Violence uses conventional standards of science to examine three major themes - firearms and violence, the quality of research, and the quality of data available. The book assesses the strengths and limitations of current databases, examining current research studies on firearm use and the efforts to reduce unjustified firearm use and suggests ways in which they can be improved.
Author : Jack W. Meek,Kurt Thurmaier
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781544303611
In a unique contributed volume that features chapters written by top scholars paired with practitioner responses, students can see just how much the landscape of intergovernmental relations has evolved in recent years, with diminishing vertical flows of resources, and increased horizontal flows in the form of cross-jurisdictional and interlocal collaboration.
Author : Stationery Office (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Government publications
ISBN : OSU:32435086589900
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Institute of Medicine,Executive Office, Institute of Medicine,Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309284417
In 2010, more than 105,000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. Recent, highly publicized, tragic mass shootings in Newtown, CT; Aurora, CO; Oak Creek, WI; and Tucson, AZ, have sharpened the American public's interest in protecting our children and communities from the harmful effects of firearm violence. While many Americans legally use firearms for a variety of activities, fatal and nonfatal firearm violence poses a serious threat to public safety and welfare. In January 2013, President Barack Obama issued 23 executive orders directing federal agencies to improve knowledge of the causes of firearm violence, what might help prevent it, and how to minimize its burden on public health. One of these orders directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to, along with other federal agencies, immediately begin identifying the most pressing problems in firearm violence research. The CDC and the CDC Foundation asked the IOM, in collaboration with the National Research Council, to convene a committee tasked with developing a potential research agenda that focuses on the causes of, possible interventions to, and strategies to minimize the burden of firearm-related violence. Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence focuses on the characteristics of firearm violence, risk and protective factors, interventions and strategies, the impact of gun safety technology, and the influence of video games and other media.
Author : Daniel W Webster,Jon S Vernick,Emma E McGinty,Ted Alcorn
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781421411729
This excerpt from the “masterful, timely, data-driven” study of the gun control debate examines the potential of stronger purchasing laws (Choice). As the debate on gun control continues, evidence-based research is needed to answer a crucial question: How do we reduce gun violence? One of the biggest gun policy reforms under consideration is the regulation of firearm sales and stopping the diversion of guns to criminals. This selection from the major anthology of studies Reducing Gun Violence in America presents compelling evidence that stronger purchasing laws and better enforcement of these laws result in lower gun violence. Additional material for this edition includes an introduction by Michael R. Bloomberg and Consensus Recommendations for Reforms to Federal Gun Policies from the Johns Hopkins University.
Author : Russell L. Weaver,Steven I. Friedland
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 9798892070096
"Casebook on Constitutional Law for law students"--
