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Can Gun Control Work? (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
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- ISBN
- 9780195176582
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195176588
ISBN-13
9780195176582
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30538289
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Can Gun Control Work?
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Criminology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Series
Studies in Crime and Public Policy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
5.6 in
Item Width
8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"[a] clear-eyed analytical approach of a first rate legal scholar....Jacobs skillfully catalogues the vast array of legislative initiatives already adopted, as well as the large number of potential regulatory approaches to gun violence....[and] usefully underscores how difficult it would be toovercome all the obstacles--constitutional, political and practical--to the effective regulation of guns in a society that is not fully committed to that goal."-- The American Prospect, "[a] clear-eyed analytical approach of a first rate legalscholar....Jacobs skillfully catalogues the vast array of legislativeinitiatives already adopted, as well as the large number of potential regulatoryapproaches to gun violence....[and] usefully underscores how difficult it wouldbe to overcome all the obstacles--constitutional, political and practical--tothe effective regulation of guns in a society that is not fully committed tothat goal."-- The American Prospect, "James B. Jacobs has produced a primer on gun control laws in the UnitedStates, an up-close view of the politics of gun control and a comprehensiveexamination of the likelihood that legislative efforts to control illegal gunswill be successful. Professor Jacobs characteristically is scholarly, clear,exhaustive in his research, and not without opinion. Professor Jacobs, a highlyrespected scholat, has always been dedicated to finding interventions againstviolence. He asks the right questions and the skepticism expressed in the bookCan Gun Control Work? Is shared by many. It is clearly the burden of the guncontrol movement to demonstrate effectiveness."--New York Law Journal, "James B. Jacobs has produced a primer on gun control laws in the United States, an up-close view of the politics of gun control and a comprehensive examination of the likelihood that legislative efforts to control illegal guns will be successful. Professor Jacobs characteristically isscholarly, clear, exhaustive in his research, and not without opinion. Professor Jacobs, a highly respected scholat, has always been dedicated to finding interventions against violence. He asks the right questions and the skepticism expressed in the book Can Gun Control Work? Is shared by many. Itis clearly the burden of the gun control movement to demonstrate effectiveness."--New York Law Journal, "James B. Jacobs has produced a primer on gun control laws in the United States, an up-close view of the politics of gun control and a comprehensive examination of the likelihood that legislative efforts to control illegal guns will be successful. Professor Jacobs characteristically is scholarly, clear, exhaustive in his research, and not without opinion. Professor Jacobs, a highly respected scholat, has always been dedicated to finding interventions againstviolence. He asks the right questions and the skepticism expressed in the book Can Gun Control Work? Is shared by many. It is clearly the burden of the gun control movement to demonstrateeffectiveness."--New York Law Journal"[a] clear-eyed analytical approach of a first rate legal scholar....Jacobs skillfully catalogues the vast array of legislative initiatives already adopted, as well as the large number of potential regulatory approaches to gun violence....[and] usefully underscores how difficult it would be to overcome all the obstacles--constitutional, political and practical--to the effective regulation of guns in a society that is not fully committed to that goal."-- TheAmerican Prospect"This book deserves serious consideration. It provides a direct challenge to control advocates to address the mechanics of their proposed regulatory schemes and to think more realistically about the details and potential difficulties of implementation."--The Law and Politics Book Review"If close attention to facts, reason, and common sense has any claim on the public's thinking, this book may well break the polarized debate over gun control and make it possible to settle on a sensible public policy regarding guns, gun safety and the reduction of gun violence. This is a "must read" for anyone concerned about the debate over gun control."--Jan Dizard, Amherst College, co-editor of Gun in America, "If close attention to facts, reason, and common sense has any claim on the public's thinking, this book may well break the polarized debate over gun control and make it possible to settle on a sensible public policy regarding guns, gun safety and the reduction of gun violence. This is a"must read" for anyone concerned about the debate over gun control."--Jan Dizard, Amherst College, co-editor of Gun in America, "This book deserves serious consideration. It provides a direct challengeto control advocates to address the mechanics of their proposed regulatoryschemes and to think more realistically about the details and potentialdifficulties of implementation."--The Law and Politics Book Review, "If close attention to facts, reason, and common sense has any claim onthe public's thinking, this book may well break the polarized debate over guncontrol and make it possible to settle on a sensible public policy regardingguns, gun safety and the reduction of gun violence. This is a "must read" foranyone concerned about the debate over gun control."--Jan Dizard, AmherstCollege, co-editor of Gun in America, "This book deserves serious consideration. It provides a direct challenge to control advocates to address the mechanics of their proposed regulatory schemes and to think more realistically about the details and potential difficulties of implementation."--The Law and Politics BookReview, "This book deserves serious consideration. It provides a direct challenge to control advocates to address the mechanics of their proposed regulatory schemes and to think more realistically about the details and potential difficulties of implementation." - - The Law and Politics BookReview
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
363.3/3/0973
Synopsis
Few schisms in American life run as deep or as wide as the divide between gun rights and gun control advocates. Awash in sound and symbol, the gun regulation debate has largely been defined by forceful rhetoric rather than substantive action. Politicians shroud themselves in talk of individual rights or public safety while lobbyists on both sides make doom-and-gloom pronouncements on the consequences of potential shifts in the status quo. In America today there are between 250 and 300 million firearms in private hands, amounting to one weapon for every American. Two in five American homes house guns. On the one hand, most gun owners are law-abiding citizens who believe they have a constitutional right to bear arms. On the other, a great many people believe gun control to be our best chance at reducing violent crime. While few--whether gun owner or anti-gun advocate--dispute the need to keep guns out of the wrong hands, the most important question has too often been dodged: What gun control options does the most heavily armed democracy in the world have? Can gun control really work? The last decade has seen several watersheds in the debate, none more important than the 1993 Brady Bill. That bill, James B. Jacobs argues, was the culmination of a strategy in place since the 1930s to permit widespread private ownership of guns while curtailing illegal use. But where do we go from here? While the Brady background check is easily circumvented, any further attempts to extend gun control--for instance, through comprehensive licensing of all gun owners and registration of all guns--would pose monumental administrative burdens. Jacobs moves beyond easy slogans and broad-brush ideology to examine the on-the-ground practicalities of gun control, from mandatory safety locks to outright prohibition and disarmament. Casting aside ideology and abstractions, he cautions against the belief that there exists some gun control solution which, had we the political will to seize it, would substantially reduce violent crime. In Can Gun Control Work? , James B. Jacobs, one of our most fearless commentators on intractable social problems, has given us the most sober and even-handed assessment of whether gun control can really be made to work., The last decade has seen several waterdehds in the gun debate, noe more important than the 1993 Brady Bill. That Bill, James B. Jacobs argues, was the culmination of a stategy in place since the 1930s to permit widespread private ownership of guns while curtailling illegal use. But where do we go from here? While the Brady background check is easily circumvented, any further attampts to extend gun control for instance, through comprehensive licensing of all gun owners and registration of all guns would pose monumental administrative burdens. Jacobs moves beyond easy slogans and broad brush ideology to examine the on the ground practicalities of gin control, from mandatory saftey locks to outright prohibition and disarmament. Casting aside ideology and abstractions, he cautions against the belief that there exists some gun control solution which, had we the political will to seize it, would substantially reduce violent crime., Few schisms in American life run as deep or as wide as the divide between gun rights and gun control advocates. Awash in sound and symbol, the gun regulation debate has largely been defined by forceful rhetoric rather than substantive action. Politicians shroud themselves in talk of individual rights or public safety while lobbyists on both sides make doom-and-gloom pronouncements on the consequences of potential shifts in the status quo. InAmerica today there are between 250 and 300 million firearms in private hands, amounting to one weapon for every American. Two in five American homes house guns. On the one hand, most gun owners arelaw-abiding citizens who believe they have a constitutional right to bear arms. On the other, a great many people believe gun control to be our best chance at reducing violent crime. While few--whether gun owner or anti-gun advocate--dispute the need to keep guns out of the wrong hands, the most important question has too often been dodged: What gun control options does the most heavily armed democracy in the world have? Can gun control really work? The last decade hasseen several watersheds in the debate, none more important than the 1993 Brady Bill. That bill, James B. Jacobs argues, was the culmination of a strategy in place since the 1930s to permit widespreadprivate ownership of guns while curtailing illegal use. But where do we go from here? While the Brady background check is easily circumvented, any further attempts to extend gun control--for instance, through comprehensive licensing of all gun owners and registration of all guns--would pose monumental administrative burdens. Jacobs moves beyond easy slogans and broad-brush ideology to examine the on-the-ground practicalities of gun control, from mandatory safety locks to outright prohibitionand disarmament. Casting aside ideology and abstractions, he cautions against the belief that there exists some gun control solution which, had we the political will to seize it, would substantiallyreduce violent crime. In Can Gun Control Work?, James B. Jacobs, one of our most fearless commentators on intractable social problems, has given us the most sober and even-handed assessment of whether gun control can really be made to work., Few schisms in American life run as deep or as wide as the divide between gun rights and gun control advocates. Awash in sound and symbol, the gun regulation debate has largely been defined by forceful rhetoric rather than substantive action. Politicians shroud themselves in talk of individual rights or public safety while lobbyists on both sides make doom-and-gloom pronouncements on the consequences of potential shifts in the status quo. In America today there are between 250 and 300 million firearms in private hands, amounting to one weapon for every American. Two in five American homes house guns. On the one hand, most gun owners are law-abiding citizens who believe they have a constitutional right to bear arms. On the other, a great many people believe gun control to be our best chance at reducing violent crime. While few--whether gun owner or anti-gun advocate--dispute the need to keep guns out of the wrong hands, the most important question has too often been dodged: What gun control options does the most heavily armed democracy in the world have? Can gun control really work? The last decade has seen several watersheds in the debate, none more important than the 1993 Brady Bill. That bill, James B. Jacobs argues, was the culmination of a strategy in place since the 1930s to permit widespread private ownership of guns while curtailing illegal use. But where do we go from here? While the Brady background check is easily circumvented, any further attempts to extend gun control--for instance, through comprehensive licensing of all gun owners and registration of all guns--would pose monumental administrative burdens. Jacobs moves beyond easy slogans and broad-brush ideology to examine the on-the-ground practicalities of gun control, from mandatory safety locks to outright prohibition and disarmament. Casting aside ideology and abstractions, he cautions against the belief that there exists some gun control solution which, had we the political will to seize it, would substantially reduce violent crime. In Can Gun Control Work?, James B. Jacobs, one of our most fearless commentators on intractable social problems, has given us the most sober and even-handed assessment of whether gun control can really be made to work.
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HV7436
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