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The Right To Bear: Measuring Gun Control Policies Against Violent Crime, Balazs Varga
The Right To Bear: Measuring Gun Control Policies Against Violent Crime, Balazs Varga
Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)
Especially in United States politics, gun control legislation is a controversial topic, with much debate dedicated to which gun control policies are implementable as a countermeasure to violent crime rates, if any. In American public discourse on the topic, U.S. gun control doctrine, which is characterized by an individualistic gun culture engrained in the Second Amendment of the Constitution, is one which is described as lax in comparison to gun control measures implemented by other nations. These gun control policies include a wide array of measures, such as automatic firearms regulation, a state-mandated national firearms registry, and background checks, among …
"I Can't Even Bring Peanut Butter To School": The Gun Violence Prevention Movement, Emily Simon
"I Can't Even Bring Peanut Butter To School": The Gun Violence Prevention Movement, Emily Simon
Sociology 323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
Gun control does not equal gun violence prevention.