America's Gun Wars

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America's Gun Wars

A Cultural History of Gun Control in the United States

Campbell, Donald J.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

02/2024

208

Mole

Inglês

9798765120453

15 a 20 dias

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Chapter 1 Introduction: An American Controversy
A Cultural Perspective
Two Opposed Cultures
Dimensions of Gun Control
Organization and Approach
Chapter 2 Origins of American Gun Culture
Foundational Events: The English Experience
Building a Culture: The American Experience
The Cultural Growth of Bedrock America: 19th-Century Developments
Restrictions and Limitations in Bedrock America
Bedrock America's Iconic Embodiment: The Birth of the NRA
Chapter 3 The Emerging Cultural Rift: 1910-1940
New York's Sullivan Act
Cosmopolitan America's Cultural Emergence
Contradictory State Regulations
National Regulation
Impact on American Gun Culture
Chapter 4 Cultural Coexistence: 1940-1960
A Pro-Gun Resurgence
Anti-Gun Sentiment: Muted but Present
Assessing Cultural Coexistence
Chapter 5 Cultural Upheaval: 1960-1970
JFK's Assassination and Gun Legislation
Urban Riots
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Resurgence of Crime and Violence
The Black Panthers
Urban Upheavals II
MLK and RFK Assassinations
Chapter 6 The Rift Widens: 1970-1990
Taking Aim at Handguns
Enter Federal Agencies and Other Organizations
Radicalization of the NRA
A New Wave of Assassination Headlines
Legislative Developments
Chapter 7 Further Rifting: 1990-2000
The Fight to Ban Assault Weapons
Ruby Ridge, Waco, and Governmental Gun Violence
Waiting Periods, Background Checks, and an Assault Weapons Ban
Lawsuits, Liabilities, and the Firearms Business
Trigger Locks and Gun Safety
Chapter 8 Cultural Ascendancy: 2001-2016
The PLCAA: Saving the Firearms Business
Supreme Court Appointments and Landmark Cases
Background and Reactions to the Parker/Heller Case
Clarifying the Second Amendment
A Second Landmark Decision: McDonald v. City of Chicago
Mass Shootings and Classroom Killers
Chapter 9 Culture War Assessment: 2017-2018
Cosmopolitan America: Crime Prevention
General Societal Safety
Individual Personal Safety
In Civilized Societies, Guns Are Illegitimate
Bedrock America: Philosophical Foundations
Constitutional Considerations
Political Considerations
Pragmatic Considerations
Some Concluding Thoughts
Notes
Index
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Beliefs and Values of Pro-Gun American Voters and Communities; Beliefs and Values of Pro-Gun Control American Voters and Communities; Debate Over the Second Amendment; Firearms in American History; Major Court Cases Relating to Gun Regulation; Major Laws Relating to Gun Regulation; March For Our Lives and Other Pro-Gun Control Groups; Mass Shootings in Schools and Other Locations Across America; National Rifle Association and Other Pro-Gun Rights Groups; Partisan Divide over Guns