RT Article
T1 Challenge of firearms control in a free society
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 17
IS 2
SP 437
OP 451
A1 Cook, Philip J. 1946-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1584757604
AB 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.
K1 Katzenbach Commission
K1 Firearms
K1 Gun violence
K1 Schußwaffen
K1 Waffengewalt
K1 U.S. President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
K1 1967
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12359