دانلود کتاب The Politics of Gun Control

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Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
New to this Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Discussion Questions
Notes
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
Discussion Questions
Notes
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
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Notes
3. The Criminological Consequences of Guns
America and Violence
Choice of Weapons
Homicide and Malicious Injury
Self-Defense
Guns and School Violence
Gun Carrying on College Campuses?
Stand Your Ground” Laws: Extending the “Castle Doctrine” to America’s Streets
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Notes
4. Political Fury: Gun Politics
Single-Issue Gun Groups: The NRA
Explaining the NRA’s Effectiveness
The National Association for Gun Rights
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 and Newfound Strength
Political Balance and the Invincibility Myth
Public Opinion
Political Parties and Guns
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Notes
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
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Conclusion: Furious Politics, Marginal Policy
Discussion Questions
Notes
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
Discussion Questions
Notes
Index