However, public opinion analyses of attitudes about gun control often say little about the topic itself and do not fully leverage our long‐running survey data to assess partisan, regional, and temporal trends in attitudes toward gun control. Methods I use over 26 waves of General Social Survey...
' These were the words of actor Charlton Heston as he delivered a speech at a pro-gun convention in 2000. Depending on your opinion of gun control, Heston's sentiment is either celebrated or reviled. But, what does 'gun control' mean? And, why do people react so passionately to the ...
It is normally taken for granted that states have a right to control immigration into their territory. When immigration is raised as a normative issue two ... S L?Gaard - 《Res Publica》 被引量: 12发表: 2010年 What Constitutes a Welcoming Community? Mankato Leaders Go Beyond the 'Welcome...
Gun control measures are once again being debated after one of the worst school mass shootings ever has shattered a Texas community.
This loophole leaves a lot of gray area for private buyers to pick and choose, and possibly discriminate against, buyers who do not seem “sketchy.” I want to acknowledge something else that I realized on Saturday. Although witnessing the eagerness and ease with which people of all ages purc...
MORE: After Mass Shootings, Democrats Are No Longer Shy About Gun Control What's the fallout been? A flurry of lawsuits followed the fateful NRA meeting in April. The NRA in May sued Ackerman McQueen in a second, separate lawsuit, claiming the firm breached its contract, violated confidentiali...
addition to street criminals, Chipman said that domestic abusers, terrorists and extremist groups also could take advantage of the ghost gun loophole — "people who can't go into a store and pass a background check or people who want to amass guns and not have the government know about it...
Is there a pleasure in gun ownership? What stories do people tell about their weapons? Why do some people feel they need guns in their homes or neighborhoods, while others reject guns out of hand? Guns also invoke larger questions about politics. What larger social and political contexts surro...
What we know about Nashville shooting "A mentally unstable or a mentally unhealthy person can only do so much with a stick or with a rock or with a knife," says Vidya. "A mentally unstable person with seven assault rifles can get into a locked door, can g...
“He knows about Parkland. He knows guns kill people. He insists that (his) is not a real gun and he isn’t a real murderer,” she said. “He is very clear that this is playing.” According to Michael Thompson, a psychologist and co-author of“Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional...