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Challenge of Firearms Control in a Free Society

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Cook, PJ
Published in: Criminology and Public Policy
May 1, 2018

Chapter 10 of The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, titled “Control of Firearms,” is a brief but strong statement in support of regulating gun transactions, possession, and carrying, with several specific recommendations, including the adoption of universal gun registration and permit-to-purchase requirements. The U.S. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, when writing the chapter, had no systematic research to draw on. Since its publication in 1967, the field of gun violence has become an active area of research, and much has been learned. But the nation has become far more polarized politically during the last 50 years, and gun policy has become a rigidly partisan issue. A new commission would have great difficulty reaching consensus, although there may be common ground on regulating guns vis-à-vis mental illness and domestic violence.

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Criminology and Public Policy

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1745-9133

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1538-6473

Publication Date

May 1, 2018

Volume

17

Issue

2

Start / End Page

437 / 451

Related Subject Headings

  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4402 Criminology
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1602 Criminology
 

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Cook, P. J. (2018). Challenge of Firearms Control in a Free Society. Criminology and Public Policy, 17(2), 437–451. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12359
Cook, P. J. “Challenge of Firearms Control in a Free Society.” Criminology and Public Policy 17, no. 2 (May 1, 2018): 437–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12359.
Cook PJ. Challenge of Firearms Control in a Free Society. Criminology and Public Policy. 2018 May 1;17(2):437–51.
Cook, P. J. “Challenge of Firearms Control in a Free Society.” Criminology and Public Policy, vol. 17, no. 2, May 2018, pp. 437–51. Scopus, doi:10.1111/1745-9133.12359.
Cook PJ. Challenge of Firearms Control in a Free Society. Criminology and Public Policy. 2018 May 1;17(2):437–451.
Journal cover image

Published In

Criminology and Public Policy

DOI

EISSN

1745-9133

ISSN

1538-6473

Publication Date

May 1, 2018

Volume

17

Issue

2

Start / End Page

437 / 451

Related Subject Headings

  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4402 Criminology
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1602 Criminology