The Politics of Gun Control

ISBN-13: 9781032513379 / Twarda / 2023 / 320 str.

Robert J. Spitzer

Opis

This new edition brings together the latest developments and research in gun politics, policy, law, history, and criminology to provide a comprehensive and accessible source widely used by scholars, journalists, and in classrooms.

Recenzje

"Robert Spitzer deftly distills decades of firearm policy-making, court decisions, and interest-group mobilization into one readable volume. As a veteran observer of the great gun debate, Spitzer brings an expert knowledge and historical view that few other scholars can rival."
Jacob D. Charles, Duke University School of Law

"The Politics of Gun Control continues to provide an authoritative assessment of the many issues surrounding guns in America, and offers new commentary on the growing empirical literature as well as on some of the latest wrenching spasms of gun violence that continue to plague this country."
John Donahue, Stanford Law School

"First published in 1995 and frequently updated, Robert Spitzer’s excellent work is my go-to book for gun control. It is the single best primer available on gun control, and this new edition should be first on any list of readings on the topic. Anyone with an interest in firearms—for whatever reason—must read this book."
Charles W. Smith, The Ohio State University

"Robert Spitzer has written the classic work on the gun control problem: His analysis is comprehensive, penetrating, and dispassionate."
Raymond Tatalovich, Loyola University Chicago

Spis treści

  Introduction 

1. Policy Definition and Gun Control 

2. The Second Amendment: Meaning, Intent, Interpretation, and Consequences 

3. The Criminological Consequences of Guns 

 4. Political Fury: Gun Politics 

5. Institutions, Policymaking, and Guns 

6. Gun Policy: A New Framework

O autorze

Robert J. Spitzer is Distinguished Service Professor of  Political Science Emeritus at the State University of New York at Cortland. He is the author of 16 books and over 700 articles, essays, papers, and op-eds.