Vote Gun

Author : Patrick J. Charles
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231557658

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Vote Gun by Patrick J. Charles Pdf

Today, gun control is one of the most polarizing topics in American politics. However, before the 1960s, positions on firearms rights did not necessarily map onto partisan affiliation. What explains this drastic shift? Patrick J. Charles charts the rise of gun rights activism from the early twentieth century through the 1980 presidential election, pinpointing the role of the 1968 Gun Control Act. Gun rights advocates including the National Rifle Association had lobbied legislators for decades, but they had cast firearms control as a local issue. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 spurred congressional proposals to regulate firearms, gun rights advocates found common cause with states’ rights proponents opposed to civil rights legislation. Following the enactment of the Gun Control Act, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle began to stake out firm positions. Politicians including Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan recognized the potential of gun control as a wedge issue, and gun rights became increasingly tied to the Republican Party. Drawing on a vast range of archival evidence, Charles offers new insight into the evolution of the gun rights movement and how politicians responded to anti–gun control hardliners. He examines in detail how the National Rifle Association reinvented itself as well as how other advocacy groups challenged the NRA’s political monopoly. Offering a deep dive into the politicization of gun rights, Vote Gun reveals the origins of the acrimonious divisions that persist to this day.

Author : Paul Collier
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061977206

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Wars, Guns, and Votes by Paul Collier Pdf

“Collier has made a substantial contribution to current discussions. His evidence-based approach is a worthwhile corrective to the assumptions about democracy that too often tend to dominate when Western policy makers talk about the bottom billion.” —The New York Times Book Review “Before President Obama makes a move he would do well to read Professor Paul Collier’s Wars, Guns, and Votes. . . Unlike many academics Collier comes up with very concrete proposals and some ingenious solutions.” — The Times (London) In Wars, Guns, and Votes, esteemed author Paul Collier offers a groundbreaking, radical look at the world’s most violent, corrupt societies, how they got that way, and what can be done to break the cycle. George Soros calls Paul Collier “one of the most original minds in the world today,” and Wars, Guns, and Votes, like Collier’s previous award-winning book The Bottom Billion, is essential reading for anyone interested in current events, war, poverty, economics, or international business.

Author : Nicolas Johnson,Christopher Di Armani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1988938252

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Canadian Gun Owners Guide to Election 2019 by Nicolas Johnson,Christopher Di Armani Pdf

The 3 Realities of Election 2019 1. The Liberal Party wants the biggest gun bans in Canadian history. Many gun owners missed what Minister Bill Blair said in June 2019.This book covers it. 2. Canada's next prime minister will be Justin Trudeau of theLiberal Party, or Andrew Scheer of the Conservative Party. If it isn't Scheer, the hunting and shooting community is toast. 3. If you vote Conservative in a riding they can't win, you willindirectly elect a Liberal government and lose your guns. This book shows every voter in every riding how to vote to save ourguns, our culture and our community. The recommendations are based onanalyzing the results of every election for every party in everyelectoral district for the past five elections, and looking at thelatest polls and projections. Regardless of whether people love or hate guns, everyone agrees thatElection 2019 will determine the future of civilian firearm owners inCanada. You have hundreds or thousands of dollars invested in your guns andgear. You can't afford to get this election wrong.The most important thing you can do is vote in Election2019. This book shows you how to vote effectively in your riding. Scroll up and Click Buy Now.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Crime prevention
ISBN : PURD:32754061619114

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Handgun Crime Control, 1975-1976: Oversight of 1968 Gun Control Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency Pdf

Author : Harry L. Wilson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781461637165

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Guns, Gun Control, and Elections by Harry L. Wilson Pdf

Gun-related violence remains an intractable problem despite a decline in the past decade. Some believe the solution lies in stricter gun control laws while others think these measures would be ineffective or counter-productive. Guns, Gun Control, and Elections examines current gun control policy and explains how it was adopted by discussing the roles and interactions of elected officials, interest groups, political parties, and the public. Original research on media coverage and public opinion as well as a chapter on state policy (Virginia) make the book both informative and accessible. The book focuses on the utility of gun policy, and its discussion of policy impact is grounded in real-world politics. Wilson also highlights the importance of gun control in the Presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 as well as in some U.S. Senate and statewide campaigns.

Author : John M. Bruce,Clyde Wilcox
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 0847686159

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The Changing Politics of Gun Control by John M. Bruce,Clyde Wilcox Pdf

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 strong ties to Republican conservatives. In sum, gun control and the right to bear arms have become hotly disputed issues where political alignments are constantly shifting. The contributors chart these changes and explore how Congress, the courts, the President, and individual states are currently addressing the issue of gun control. This book, which includes profiles and examinations of relevant interest groups, the gun control coalition, recent Supreme Court decisions, and public opinion surveys, will be of great interest to classes in political science, American government, law, and sociology.

Author : Mark R. Joslyn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190064822

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The Gun Gap by Mark R. Joslyn Pdf

"To understand public opinion and political behavior, researchers typically sort people by self-identified groupings such as party identification, race, gender, education and income. This book advances gun owners as a new classification. It demonstrates a "gun gap", which captures the differences between gun owners and non-gun owners, and shows how this gap improves conventional models of political behavior. The gun gap in fact represents an important explanation for voter choice, voter turnout, perceptions of personal and public safety, preferences for gun control policies, and support for the death penalty. Moreover, the gun gap is growing. During the 1970s and 1980s, the gap was small. However, legislative battles over guns in the early 1990s marked a significant growth in the gun gap that continues to this day. The 2016 presidential election witnessed the largest recorded gun gap in history. The gun gap in voter choice was nearly three times larger in 2016 than the gender gap, and exceeded age and education gaps by notable margins. This book also focuses on variation among gun owners. Gun owners are not a monolith but exhibit attitudinal and behavioral differences that can be as large as the gap between gun and non-gun owners. The gun gap thus affords a new and compelling vantage point to evaluate modern mass politics"--

Author : William J. Krouse
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 9781437941258

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Gun Control Legislation by William J. Krouse Pdf

Congress has continued to debate the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. While several dozen gun control-related proposals have been introduced in recent Congresses, only a handful of those bills received significant legislative action. The 109th Congress, for example, passed two bills with firearmsrelated provisions that were enacted into law. P.L. 109-72 prohibits certain types of lawsuits against firearm manufacturers and dealers to recover damages related to the criminal or unlawful use of their products by other persons, and P.L. 109-295 includes a provision that prohibits federal officials from seizing any firearm from private persons during a major disaster or emergency, if possession of that firearm was not already prohibited under federal or state law. Nevertheless, the 110th Congress could possibly reconsider several gun control proposals that were considered as part of appropriations and crime legislation in the previous Congress. During the 109th Congress, the House amended the Children's Safety Act of 2005 (H.R. 3132) to prohibit the transfer or possession of a firearm to or by any person convicted of a sex offense against a minor. The House also amended Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 (H.R. 1751) to authorize certain federal court judges and officials to carry firearms for personal protection. The Senate passed a different version of H.R. 1751 that included similar provisions, as well as provisions designed to clarify and expand the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (P.L. 108-277) -- a law that gives concealed carry privileges to qualified on-duty and retired law enforcement officers. None of those provisions were enacted into law, however. In addition, the House Judiciary considered four gun-related bills: the ATFE Modernization and Reform Act of 2006 (H.R. 5092), the Firearms Corrections and Improvement Act (H.R. 5005), the Firearm Commerce Modernization Act (H.R. 1384), and the NICS Improvement Act of 2005 (H.R. 1415). H.R. 5092 was passed by the House. The 109th Congress, moreover, maintained a fee prohibition for Brady background checks and other funding limitations and conditions related to gun enforcement in the FY2006 DOJ appropriations (P.L. 109-108). Those limitations and conditions have been continued into FY2007 under continuing resolutions. They are often referred to as the "Tiahrt amendment," for their sponsor in the FY2004 appropriations cycle, Representative Todd Tiahrt. Issues addressed in those bills, as well as the Tiahrt funding limitations and conditions, could be reconsidered in the 110th Congress. Senator Charles Schumer, for example, has introduced a bill (S. 77) that would repeal portions of the Tiahrt amendment that limit the sharing of firearm trace data. Other gun control-related issues that may reemerge in the 110th Congress include (1) retaining Brady background check records for approved transactions to enhance terrorist screening, (2) more strictly regulating certain long-range fifty caliber rifles, (3) further regulating certain firearms previously defined in statute as "assault weapons," and (4) requiring background checks for firearm transfers at gun shows. This report will updated to reflect legislative action.

Author : Robert J. Spitzer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000196245

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The Politics of Gun Control by Robert J. Spitzer Pdf

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 in both number and lethality, stoking greater support for gun laws among the public. Two seismic political events are highlighted in the eighth edition. The first is the ascendance of the gun safety movement, culminating in numerous electoral victories for gun law supporters in 2018 congressional and state races around the country. This outcome, which contributed to the Democrats’ capture of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2008, also demonstrates that support for stronger gun laws could be a winning issue for proponents in 2020 and beyond. The second political development featured is the financial, political, and legal crises that beset the nation’s oldest and most powerful gun group, the National Rifle Association. These crises are sufficiently grave that they may pose an existential threat to the organization’s traditional dominance in the realm of gun politics. Author Robert J. Spitzer has long been a recognized authority on gun control and gun policy. His even-handed treatment of the issue--as both a member of the NRA and the Brady Center--continues to compel national and international interest, including appearances on major media such as the PBS NewsHour. The eighth edition of The Politics of Gun Control provides the reader with up-to-date data and coverage of gun ownership, gun deaths, school shootings, border patrols and new topics including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, and "red flag" laws. New to the Eighth Edition Covers the ascendance of the Second Amendment sanctuary and gun safety movements, resulting from heinous shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, Florida. Tracks the financial, political, and legal crises that threaten the dominance of the National Rifle Association. Examines new policy measures including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, the bump stock controversy, and "red flag" laws, among others.

Author : Neal Knox
Publisher : MacFarlane Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780976863311

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Neal Knox - The Gun Rights War by Neal Knox Pdf

This is the E-Book version of the classic compilation of Neal Knox's best writing on guns, the Second Amendment and what YOU need to do in order to keep your rights. Updated and annotated for 2019 by son Chris Knox, this is the most comprehensive collection available of Neal Knox's writing. For almost 40 years, nothing in the gun-rights movement happened outside of the influence of Neal Knox. A prolific writer, stalwart defender of freedom, bare-knuckled inside fighter, and ardent fan of anything that goes "bang!" here at last is the book that brings it together. The core of the writing that built his reputation, and protected the rights you enjoy today. If you've enjoyed decades of classic Neal in Shotgun News you'll savor every page. If you don't know what that means, here's your chance to look at how the gun-rights war has really been fought -- and needs to be fought in the future. • The inside story of the power struggle that gave the NRA presidency to Charlton Heston instead of Neal -- by four votes! • Neal's prediction that suicide terrorists might use jets as weapons a dozen years before the 9-11 attacks; the odd connection between the Bradys and the CIA; how Republicans tried to derail the Gun Owners Protection Act, so much more. • True stories of the Second Amendment battle for freedom to keep and bear arms. Neal Knox was: "A dark force within the NRA" (New York Times) "The evil genius at NRA" (Ted Kennedy); "The conscience of the gun rights movement" (Gun Week). "A hero -- no, the hero -- of the 20th century gun-rights movement." (Tanya Metaksa, former Executive Director, NRA-ILA)

Author : Robert J. Spitzer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317264637

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Politics of Gun Control by Robert J. Spitzer Pdf

The new edition of this classic text covers the latest developments in American gun policy, including shooting incidents plaguing the American landscape - especially Sandy Hook, the Colorado theatre shootings and the tragic death of Trayvon Martin - 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. At the national level, President Obama put his political capital on the line to push for new gun control measures, only to see them shot down by Congress. Robert J. Spitzer has long been a recognised authority on gun control and gun policy. His even-handed treatment of the issue - as both a member of the NRA and the Brady Center - continues to compel national and international interest, including interviews by the likes of Terry Gross, Tom Ashbrook and Diane Rehm. This sixth edition of The Politics of Gun Control 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.

Author : Harry L. Wilson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0742553485

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Guns, Gun Control, and Elections by Harry L. Wilson Pdf

Gun-related violence remains an intractable problem despite a decline in the past decade. Some believe the solution lies in stricter gun control laws while others think these measures would be ineffective or counter-productive. Guns, Gun Control, and Elections examines current gun control policy and explains how it was adopted by discussing the roles and interactions of elected officials, interest groups, political parties, and the public. Original research on media coverage and public opinion as well as a chapter on state policy (Virginia) make the book both informative and accessible. The book focuses on the utility of gun policy, and its discussion of policy impact is grounded in real-world politics. Wilson also highlights the importance of gun control in the Presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 as well as in some U.S. Senate and statewide campaigns.

Author : Harry L. Wilson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798216093497

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Gun Politics in America [2 volumes] by Harry L. Wilson Pdf

Covering the history of firearms and gun control in America, this two-volume work presents original documents and helps readers understand these documents in relation to the social and political context in which they were written. Offering the most complete collection of primary documents on the subject of guns and gun politics, this two-volume set will give readers a comprehensive, unbiased understanding of the complex and often-surprising evolution of gun ownership, gun culture, and gun politics in the United States. This fascinating history is examined through approximately 150 primary source documents from the Colonial era to the present day. Each section opens with an informative headnote that provides important context for understanding the social and political milieu in which the document was created. The chronologically arranged set begins with Colonial laws regulating firearms, then proceeds through debates regarding the Second Amendment and laws that prohibited slaves from possessing guns. The use and regulation of firearms in the "Wild West" is explored, as is the era of Prohibition and organized crime in the 1930s. Later chapters cover the impact of 1960s-era racial and political violence and assassinations on gun laws and attitudes; the struggles over gun control and gun rights in the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations; the increased clout of the NRA during the Bush administration; and the impact of events ranging from the Sandy Hook Massacre to the Supreme Court's District of Columbia v. Heller decision. Documents include laws, speeches, court decisions, Congressional debates, and more, giving college students and other interested readers the opportunity to evaluate each document—and each period—for themselves.

Author : Scott Melzer
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814764503

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Gun Crusaders by Scott Melzer Pdf

Uses National Rifle Association materials, meetings, leader speeches, and interviews with NRA members to examine how the organization perceives threats to gun rights as an attack in a broad culture war that will ultimately lead to gun confiscation and socialism.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Firearms
ISBN : UOM:39015019090854

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Legislation to Modify the 1968 Gun Control Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf