Reducing Gun Violence in America Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis

Name: Reducing Gun Violence in America Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis
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ISBN: 9781421411101

ISBN-10: 1421411105

ISBN-13: 9781421411101

Edition: 2013

Authors: Daniel W. Webster, Jon S. Vernick, Michael R. Bloomberg

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Amid a growing consensus that the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health issue, the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health has convened experts on gun policy and violence from the United States and selected other countries to summarize relevant research and its implications for policymakers and concerned citizens. Legal scholars weigh in on the constitutionality of recommended policies, and researchers present new data on public support for a wide array of policies designed to reduce gun violence. Collected for the first time in one volume, this reliable, empirical research and legal analysis will inform the policy debate by…

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List price: $10.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 1/28/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Gun Policy Lessons from the United States: Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals



Firearms and Violent Death in the United States




The Limited Impact of the Brady Act: Evaluation and Implications




Preventing Gun Violence Involving People with Serious Mental Illness




Evidence for Optimism: Policies to Limit Batterers' Access to Guns




Reconsidering the Adequacy of Current Conditions on Legal Firearm Ownership




Broadening Denial Criteria for the Purchase and Possession of Firearms: Need, Feasibility, and Effectiveness




Comprehensive Background Checks for Firearm Sales: Evidence from Gun Shows




Preventing the Diversion of Guns to Criminals through Effective Firearm Sales Laws




Spurring Responsible Firearms Sales Practices through Litigation: The Impact of New York City's Lawsuits against Gun Dealers on Interstate Gun Trafficking




Curtailing Dangerous Sales Practices by Licensed Firearm Dealers: Legal Opportunities and Obstacles




Making Gun Laws Enforceable



Enforcing Federal Laws against Firearms Traffickers: Raising Operational Effectiveness by Lowering Enforcement Obstacles




Gun Policy Lessons from the United States: High-Risk Guns



America's Experience with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, 1994-2004: Key Findings and Implications




Personalized Guns: Using Technology to Save Lives




International Case Studies of Responses to Gun Violence



Gun Control in Great Britain after the Dunblane Shootings




Rational Firearm Regulation: Evidence-based Gun Laws in Australia




The Big Melt: How One Democracy Changed after Scrapping a Third of Its Firearms




Brazil: Gun Control and Homicide Reduction




Second Amendment



The Scope of Regulatory Authority under the Second Amendment




Public Opinion on Gun Policy



Public Opinion on Proposals to Strengthen U.S. Gun Laws: Findings from a 2013 Survey



Consensus Recommendations for Reforms to Federal Gun Policies


Biographies of Contributors


Index