Showing papers on "Gun control published in 1975"
TL;DR: The 1968 Act as mentioned in this paper was the only major change in federal policy since 1938, and the 1968 Act seems a natural place to look for clues about the effects of gun controls. And the need for knowledge in this area seems obvious, inasmuch as controversy is rampant and new federal legislative proposals are almost a weekly Washington event.
Abstract: First, it is an attempt to increase our rather modest knowledge of the effects of governmental efforts to control firearms violence. In recent years the rate of gun violence in the United States has managed to grow to alarming proportions without the benefit of sustained academic attention.2 The 1968 Act-the only major change in federal policy since 1938-seems a natural place to look for clues about the effects of gun controls. And the need for knowledge in this area seems obvious, inasmuch as controversy is rampant and new federal legislative proposals are almost a weekly Washington event. Second, the study is an effort to gain some perspective on the difficulties
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