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Gun policy in the United States and Canada : the impact of mass murders and assassinations on gun control / Anthony K. Fleming.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fleming, Anthony K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gun control--United States.
- Gun control.
- Violent crimes.
- United States.
- Gun control--Canada.
- Violent crimes--United States.
- Violent crimes--Canada.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 159 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, [2012]
- Summary:
- In this comparative analysis of the development of gun control policy in the United States and Canada, Fleming (political science, U. of West Georgia) analyzes the relative impact of "firearms-related focusing events" (e.g., mass shootings) on policy outcomes in each country. Finding that such events usually lead to new policy being placed on the agenda in both countries, he finds differences in outcome in each country that are further accentuated by party control. In the US political system, he suggests that policy initiatives tend to stall before the formulation stage even when the Democrats are in control due to the diffuse nature of the political system and the lobbying power of the National Rifle Association (and fare less well, as might be expected, under Republican-led governments). In contrast, he finds that the centralized power of the Canadian Parliament and the minimization of status quo interest group influence in the wake of "focusing events" allows for gun control agenda setting and policy reformulation, particularly under left-of-center governments. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- An introduction to political culture and gun control policy in the United States and Canada
- Agenda setting, institutions, and interest groups in the United States and Canada
- The United States: violence leads no where
- Canada: violent events drive change
- Conclusions: a discussion of why Canada reacts to gun violence events, and the United States does not
- Gun control policy in the United States and Canada 2008 to present.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [144]-151) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441106506
- 1441106502
- OCLC:
- 758244459
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