The Politics of Gun Control: Sixth Edition

Synopsis

1. Policy Definition And Gun Control -- Regulation, Public Order, And Public Policy -- Guns And Regulation -- The Gun Controversy -- The Gun Culture -- Policy Gridlock -- Social Regulatory Policy Analysis -- 2. The Second Amendment : Meaning, Intent, Interpretation, And Consequences -- Historic Roots -- The Constitution -- The Bill Of Rights -- The Militia Transformed -- Supreme Court Rulings -- Other Court Rulings -- Bad History Makes Bad Law -- 3. The Criminological Consequences Of Guns -- America And Violence -- Choice Of Weapons -- Homicide And Malicious Injury -- Suicide -- Accidents -- Self-defense -- Guns And School Violence -- Gun Carrying On College Campuses? -- Stand Your Ground Laws : Extending The Castle Doctrine To America's Streets -- 4. Political Fury : Gun Politics -- Single-issue Gun Groups : The Nra -- Explaining The Nra's Effectiveness -- The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence -- The Million Mom March -- New Gun Control Groups Enter The Fray -- The Gun Control Movement's Strategic Blunders -- The Political Balance And The Invincibility Myth -- Public Opinion -- Political Parties And Guns -- 5. Institutions, Policymaking, And Guns -- Early Legislative Efforts -- The Gun Control Act Of 1968 -- The Firearms Owners Protection Act Of 1986 -- The Tide Turns : The Assault-weapons Ban -- The Brady Bill -- The Post-columbine Reaction -- Lawsuit Protection For Gun Manufacturers -- Sandy Hook -- The Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms And Explosives -- Conclusion : Furious Politics, Marginal Policy -- 6. Gun Policy : A New Framework -- Federalism : The Great Regulation Dilemma -- Gun Policy Alternatives -- The Barriers To Gun Control -- The Security Dilemma -- The Security Dilemma And The Gun Debate -- Nonproliferation And Arms Control.. Robert J. Spitzer. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 203-250) And Index.