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The Case for Gun Policy Reforms in America

by Daniel W. Webster; Emma E. McGinty; Jon S. Vernick; Katherine Vittes; Shannon Frattaroli; Stephen P. Teret

Oct 1, 2012
  • Crime and Safety
  • Government Reform

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Debates about gun control often drift towards general arguments about whether guns make us safer or less safe, and gun control is equated with restricting gun ownership. However, with recent Supreme Court decisions overturning laws which ban firearm possession in the District of Columbia and Chicago, current gun control policies in the U.S. do not disarm lawabiding adults over the age of 21. Rather, gun control laws today focus on one or more of four general objectives. These laws aim to:
  1. Define conditions that prohibit a person from possessing firearms;
  2. Implement regulations to prevent prohibited persons from possessing firearms;
  3. Restrict carrying of concealed firearms outside the home; and
  4. Regulate the design of firearms to enhance public and personal safety.
In this report we draw upon research evidence to suggest how improvements in each of these types of gun policies could enhance public safety in the United States.

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research

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  • Copyright 2012 Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.

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  • Report/Whitepaper

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  • English

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  • North America / United States
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Title: The Case for Gun Policy Reforms in America
Publication date 2012-10-01
Publication Year 2012
Authors Daniel W. Webster , Emma E. McGinty , Jon S. Vernick , Katherine Vittes , Shannon Frattaroli , Stephen P. Teret
Copyright holder(s) Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
Geographical Focus North America / United States
Keywords gun , gun dealers , handgun , possessing firearms , firearm possession
Document type Report/Whitepaper
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/the-case-for-gun-policy-reforms-in-america.html
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