The triumph of the gun-rights argument
Subtitle: why the gun control debate is over
By: Harry L. Wilson
Publisher: Praeger, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781440830358; 9781440830365
Subjects: Gun control; Firearms ownership; Pressure groups; Lobbying; Firearms; Law and legislation; United States
Description: Gun control evokes passions equaled by few other subjects. As this book shows, the debate over firearms begins with cultural values and extends into questions of constitutional rights, public health and safety, and politics. Examining its subject through the prism of the Sandy Hook shootings, the book looks at the influence of elected officials, the courts, interest groups, and average citizens in shaping gun-control laws. It shares poll results detailing what the public really thinks about guns and why, and it explains the various components of gun policy and policymaking to show how they come together to form the current reality.--INSIDE FLAP.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, and firearms; title: Violence, public policy, and firearms; title: Public opinion, gun control, and elections; title: Interest groups; title: Conclusion.