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- Made-in-Ottawa criminals. // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine;4/17/95, Vol. 22 Issue 18, p37
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- Uncertainty over checking gun buyers. Richey, Warren // Christian Science Monitor;7/14/97, Vol. 89 Issue 159, p4
Discusses the impact on gun control from the US Supreme Court's ruling that the mandatory criminal background check portion of the Brady handgun-control law exceeded the authority of Congress. The rexamination of the underlying legality of criminal background checks; Possible impact that the...
- California targets junk-gun sales and producers. Wood, Daniel B. // Christian Science Monitor;9/8/97, Vol. 89 Issue 198, p3
Examines the proposed legislation in California which would band the manufacture and sale of so-called junk guns, or cheaply made pistols that cost under $100. Estimates for the number of junk guns in the United States; The attempt to fill in gaps from the federal Gun Control act of 1968; How...
- How states regulate guns. Carroll, James // State Government News;Sep2001, Vol. 44 Issue 8, p37
Examines the regulations and legislation implemented by state governments in the United States about the carrying of concealed weapons. Comparison of the may-issue and shall-issue types of laws on carrying concealed weapons; States which imposed the waiting period for handgun purchases mandated...
- Chicago study `more guns, less crime' is right on the mark. Sowell, Thomas // Enterprise/Salt Lake City;08/30/99, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p22
Examines various aspects of gun control laws in the United States. Controlling effect on law abiding citizens but not on criminals; Criticism of a proposal by the San Francisco, California school board to ban gun-carrying policemen from the campus; Political posturing; Attitude of criminals...
- What Americans think: Guns/gun control. // Spectrum: Journal of State Government;Summer99, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p27
Presents survey results on how people from the United States feel about guns and gun sales restriction. Percentage of the population owning guns; Capability of political parties to handle the issue of gun control; Views on stricter gun control laws; Need for a law requiring trigger locks on all...
- Gun Control in the United States: A Comparative Survey of State Firearm Laws. // Spectrum: Journal of State Government;Fall2000, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p16
Presents a comparative survey of state firearm laws in the United States. Factors complicating the connection between gun laws and gun injury; Ten top-rated states in the study; Comparison of state and federal gun laws; Undermining of strict gun laws in one state with the permissive laws of...
- Gun control -- a viable solution? Barton, Joe // Fort Worth Business Press;06/30/2000, Vol. 13 Issue 10, p31
Comments on the gun control measures being considered in the United States Congress, including the conduct of background checks for firearm transfers in gun shows and the use of child-proof trigger locks with handguns. Burden imposed by the measures on law-abiding gun owners; Hazards associated...
- The gun battle begins in court. M.M. // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine;07/14/97, Vol. 24 Issue 31, p32
Reports on Alberta's bid to stop the Canadian federal government's attempt to register longarms. How the province filed documents with the Alberta Court of Appeal over Bill C-68; Concern that the purpose of the registry is to distinguish people who pose a high risk as a gun owner and those who...
- FACT-FREE GUN POLICY. Cook, Philip J.; Ludwig, Jens // University of Pennsylvania Law Review;Apr2003, Vol. 151 Issue 4, p1329
Comments on the cost of a fact-free gun policy. Impact of the gun policy on the real world; Views on gun control measures; History of the gun control legislation.
