NCJ Number
11730
Date Published
1973
Length
32 pages
Annotation
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST GUN CONTROL, DIGEST OF THE 1968 GUN CONTROL ACT DISCUSSION OF GUN CONTROL IN OHIO, NEW YORK AND ENGLAND.
Abstract
GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES CONTEND THAT CONTROL WOULD REDUCE DEATHS, AID CRIME CONTROL, AND BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE SECOND AMENDMENT. OPPONENTS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, ARGUE THAT GUN CONTROL WOULD NOT REDUCE CRIME, WOULD LEAVE THE CITIZEN DEFENSELESS AGAINST CRIMINALS, TOTALITARIANISM AND ARBITRARY AUTHORITY, END THE ECOLOGICAL AND MONETARY GAINS FROM HUNTING, AND BE PROHIBITED BY THE SECOND AMENDMENT. LITTLE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE FOR EITHER POSITION IS STATED. BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF GUN REGULATIONS IN SELECTED STATES ARE PROVIDED. STATISTICS ON THE DISPOSITION OF FIREARMS LAW VIOLATION CASES BY THE COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE PRESENTED.