The Politics of Gun ControlThis work offers wide-ranging coverage of the American gun culture, the history and meaning of Second Amendment, the criminological consequences of guns, the policy-making roles of Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, interest groups, public opinion and the political parties. |
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MEANING INTENT | 16 |
THE CRIMinological ConsequenceS OF GUNS | 43 |
GUN POLITICS | 73 |
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