
The Changing Politics of Gun Control
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published on 7. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-8476-8615-5 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years, political discourse about gun control and the Second Amendment has become increasingly volatile and this collection of original essays by top scholars illuminates the various reasons why. Gun lobbies such as the National Rifle Association are more organized and aggressive and their issue agenda has evolved as new and more powerful weapons and militia appear. On the other side of the debate, the critical wounding of James Brady gave gun control advocates a visible martyr with strong ties to Republican conservatives. In sum, gun control and the right to bear arms have become hotly disputed issues where political alignments are constantly shifting. The contributors chart these changes and explore how Congress, the courts, the President, and individual states are currently addressing the issue of gun control. This book, which includes profiles and examinations of relevant interest groups, the gun control coalition, recent Supreme Court decisions, and public opinion surveys, will be of great interest to classes in political science, American government, law, and sociology.
Reviews / Votes
Gun control is among the more difficult subjects to do research and write about in a dispassionate manner...To the editors' credit, the essays they have choosen are all heavily empirical and illuminate the changing politics of gun control in the United States. -- Gregg Lee Carter * H-Pol *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
468 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-8615-5 (9780847686155)
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Persons
John M. Bruce is assistant professor of political science and director of the Social Science Research Laboratory at the University of Mississippi.
Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University, and the author of many books, including God at the Grass Roots: The Christian Right in the 1996 Elections (Rowman & Littlefield), Second Coming: The New Christian Right in Virginia Politics (Johns Hopkins), with Mark Rozell, and Serious Money: Fundraising and Contributing in Presidential Nomination Campaigns (Cambridge), with Clifford Brown, Jr. and Lynda Powell.
Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University, and the author of many books, including God at the Grass Roots: The Christian Right in the 1996 Elections (Rowman & Littlefield), Second Coming: The New Christian Right in Virginia Politics (Johns Hopkins), with Mark Rozell, and Serious Money: Fundraising and Contributing in Presidential Nomination Campaigns (Cambridge), with Clifford Brown, Jr. and Lynda Powell.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Jackboots or Lace Panties? The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms
Chapter 4 Congress and Gun Control
Chapter 5 Madison's Mistake? Judicial Construction of the Second Amendment
Chapter 6 Gun Control Politics in California
Chapter 7 The Structure of Public Support for Gun Control: The 1998 Battle over Question 3 in Maryland
Chapter 8 Virginia: The Politcs of Concealed Weapons
Chapter 9 Gun Control Laws in the States: Political and Apolitical Influences
Chapter 10 Going Hunting Where the Ducks Are: The National Rifle Association and the Grass Roots
Chapter 11 Trying to Stop the Craziness of This Business: Gun Control Groups
Chapter 12 Public Opinion and Gun Control: Appearance and Transparence in Support and Opposition
Chapter 13 The Electoral Politics of Gun Ownership
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Jackboots or Lace Panties? The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms
Chapter 4 Congress and Gun Control
Chapter 5 Madison's Mistake? Judicial Construction of the Second Amendment
Chapter 6 Gun Control Politics in California
Chapter 7 The Structure of Public Support for Gun Control: The 1998 Battle over Question 3 in Maryland
Chapter 8 Virginia: The Politcs of Concealed Weapons
Chapter 9 Gun Control Laws in the States: Political and Apolitical Influences
Chapter 10 Going Hunting Where the Ducks Are: The National Rifle Association and the Grass Roots
Chapter 11 Trying to Stop the Craziness of This Business: Gun Control Groups
Chapter 12 Public Opinion and Gun Control: Appearance and Transparence in Support and Opposition
Chapter 13 The Electoral Politics of Gun Ownership
Chapter 14 Index