Guns, gun control, and elections
Subtitle: the politics and policy of firearms
By: Harry L. Wilson.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780742553477; 9780742553484
Subjects: Gun control -- United States.; Gun control -- Political aspects -- United States.; Gun control -- United States -- Public opinion.; Firearms ownership -- United States.; Firearms -- Government policy -- United States.
Description: "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 Virginia's state policy, 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. The author highlights the importance of the gun control issue in the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, as well as in some U.S. Senate and statewide campaigns."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Guns and the Constitution; title: Statistics and firearms; title: Gun policies; title: Public opinion; title: Interest groups, gun control, and elections; title: Guns in the media; title: A view from a state : gun policy in Virginia; title: Politics and gun control policy-present and future.