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America's gun wars : a cultural history of gun control in the United States / Donald J. Campbell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campbell, Donald J., 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gun control--United States--History.
- Gun control.
- Firearms ownership--United States--History.
- Firearms ownership.
- History.
- United States.
- Local Subjects:
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 196 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, CA : Praeger, [2019]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: An American Controversy p. 1
- A Cultural Perspective p. 4
- Two Opposed Cultures p. 7
- Dimensions of Gun Control p. 10
- Organization and Approach p. 12
- Chapter 2 Origins of American Gun Culture p. 15
- Foundational Events: The English Experience p. 15
- Building a Culture: The American Experience p. 20
- The Cultural Growth of Bedrock America: 19th-century Developments p. 23
- Restrictions and Limitations in Bedrock America p. 24
- Bedrock America's Iconic Embodiment: The Birth of the NRA p. 27
- Chapter 3 The Emerging Cultural Rift: 1910-1940 p. 31
- New York's Sullivan Act p. 31
- Cosmopolitan America's Cultural Emergence p. 33
- Contradictory State Regulations p. 36
- National Regulation p. 38
- Impact on American Gun Culture p. 41
- Chapter 4 Cultural Coexistence: 1940-1960 p. 45
- A Pro-Gun Resurgence p. 45
- Anti-Gun Sentiment: Muted but Present p. 51
- Assessing Cultural Coexistence p. 53
- Chapter 5 Cultural Upheaval: 1960-1970 p. 55
- JFK's Assassination and Gun Legislation p. 56
- Urban Riots p. 59
- The Assassination of Malcolm X p. 63
- Resurgence of Crime and Violence p. 65
- The Black Panthers p. 67
- Urban Upheavals II p. 69
- MLK and RFK Assassinations p. 70
- Chapter 6 The Rift Widens: 1970-1990 p. 75
- Taking Aim at Handguns p. 76
- Enter Federal Agencies and Other Organizations p. 78
- Radicalization of the NRA p. 82
- A New Wave of Assassination Headlines p. 84
- Legislative Developments p. 88
- Chapter 7 Further Rifting: 1990-2000 p. 91
- The Fight to Ban Assault Weapons p. 92
- Ruby Ridge, Waco, and Governmental Gun Violence p. 95
- Waiting Periods, Background Checks, and an Assault Weapons Ban p. 100
- Lawsuits, Liabilities, and the Firearms Business p. 103
- Trigger Locks and Gun Safety p. 107
- Chapter 8 Cultural Ascendancy: 2001-2016 p. 111
- The PLCAA: Saving the Firearms Business p. 112
- Supreme Court Appointments and Landmark Cases p. 115
- Background and Reactions to the Parker/Heller Case p. 116
- Clarifying the Second Amendment p. 118
- A Second Landmark Decision: McDonald v. City of Chicago p. 123
- Mass Shootings and Classroom Killers p. 126
- Chapter 9 Culture War Assessment: 2017-2018 p. 133
- Cosmopolitan America: Crime Prevention p. 135
- General Societal Safety p. 137
- Individual Personal Safety p. 140
- In Civilized Societies, Guns Are Illegitimate p. 146
- Bedrock America: Philosophical Foundations p. 147
- Constitutional Considerations p. 148
- Political Considerations p. 149
- Pragmatic Considerations p. 150.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Campbell, Donald J., 1948- author. America's gun wars
- ISBN:
- 9781440870293
- 1440870292
- OCLC:
- 1078882910
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