THIS ARTICLE ARGUES THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO STUDY THE PRESIDENCY IS THE POLICY ANALYSIS APPROACH: WHERE THE OBJECT OF STUDY IS THE POLICY ITSELF. A DISCUSSION OF THE POLICY APPROACH IS OFFERED, AND AN EMPIRICAL STUDY, BASED ON PRESIDENTIAL POLICY FROM 1954-1974, IS OUTLINED FOCUSING ON AREAS WHERE PRESIDENTS ARE MOST POLICY-EFFECTIVE.
In "The Gun Dilemma", Robert J. Spitzer examines this 'gun rights 2.0' movement in the light of a host of gun controversies: assault weapons, ammunition magazines, silencers, public gun brandishing and display, and the emergent Second Amendment sanctuary movement. Given the importance of actual gun law history to this debate, Spitzer draws from the historical record to illuminate several contemporary and emergent gun controversies that may well make their way to the Supreme Court.
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Since its initial publication, this book has become the classic work on every important element of the tumultuous national gun debate in America. This new edition brings together the latest developments and research in gun politics, policy, law, history, and criminology to provide a comprehensive and accessible source widely used by scholars, journalists, and in classrooms. In this era of polarized politics, this book provides a unique window into how and why that polarization drives our politics. Among the new topics covered in this edition are the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, new Supreme Court protections for concealed carry permits, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on gun violence and policy. New to the Ninth Edition Examines current gun control legislation at both state and federal levels, particularly the circumstances that lead to the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022. Introduces the new constitutional standards for gun control legislation set by the controversial, pro-Second Amendment Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022). Provides expanded and updated consideration on related issues including: the rise of "gun carry" movements on college campuses, attempts to regulate "ghost guns," bump stocks and guns with high capacity magazines, .50 caliber sniper rifles, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the January 6 Capitol Attack, and the Black Lives Matter movement on contemporary gun control debates. Tracks the financial, political, and legal crises that threaten the dominance of the National Rifle Association and examines the rise of new gun rights groups, such as the National Association for Gun Rights. Presents new and updated statistical research on gun ownership in America, gun-related fatalities, public opinion support of "red-flag" laws and other gun control measures. Incorporates new pedagogical features of chapter summaries and discussion questions into each chapter.
The new edition of this classic text covers the latest developments in American gun policy including the most recent shooting incidents that persist in plaguing the American landscape. Continuing a multi-decade trend, crime generally remains low throughout the US, but mass shootings have increased in both number and lethality, stoking greater support for gun laws among the public. Two seismic political events are highlighted in the eighth edition. The first is the ascendance of the gun safety movement, culminating in numerous electoral victories for gun law supporters in 2018 congressional and state races around the country. This outcome, which contributed to the Democrats' capture of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2008, also demonstrates that support for stronger gun laws could be a winning issue for proponents in 2020 and beyond. The second political development featured is the financial, political, and legal crises that beset the nation's oldest and most powerful gun group, the National Rifle Association. These crises are sufficiently grave that they may pose an existential threat to the organization's traditional dominance in the realm of gun politics. Author Robert J. Spitzer has long been a recognized authority on gun control and gun policy. His even-handed treatment of the issue--as both a member of the NRA and the Brady Center--continues to compel national and international interest, including appearances on major media such as the PBS NewsHour. The eighth edition of The Politics of Gun Control provides the reader with up-to-date data and coverage of gun ownership, gun deaths, school shootings, border patrols and new topics including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, and "red flag" laws. New to the Eighth Edition Covers the ascendance of the Second Amendment sanctuary and gun safety movements, resulting from heinous shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, Florida. Tracks the financial, political, and legal crises that threaten the dominance of the National Rifle Association. Examines new policy measures including universal background checks, limits on large capacity ammunition magazines, the bump stock controversy, and "red flag" laws, among others.
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Trilogy -- I. How the Quartet Connects to the Trilogy: Three Dimensions of Conversion -- II. Moral Conversion-the Reason for This Trilogy -- A. Volume I-The Recognition of Spiritual Evil and Its Tactics -- B. Volume II-Engagement in Spiritual and Moral Conversion -- C. Volume III-Formation of Conscience through the Teaching of Christ and the Church -- III. Conclusion -- Part One: The Reality of Divine Goodness and Spiritual Evil -- Introduction to Part One -- Chapter One: The God of Love Is with Us -- Introduction -- I. The Guidance, Power, and Inspiration of the Holy Spirit -- A. A Peace beyond All Understanding -- 1. Peace in Times of Suffering -- 2. Peace in Times of Persecution -- 3. The Peace Necessary for Good Judgment -- B. Inspiration and Guidance -- 1. Words of Help and Edification -- 2. The Sensus Fidei -- 3. Guidance on Our Way -- C. Transformation in the Heart of Christ -- D. Working with the Holy Spirit -- II. Visions and Revelations-and Their Distinction from Psychologically Induced Phenomena -- III. Christian Mysticism -- A. The Purgative Stage of Contemplative Life -- B. The Illuminative Stage of the Contemplative Life -- C. The Lord's Presence and Consolation in Contemplative Life -- D. The Passive Dark Night of the Spirit ("The Dark Night of the Soul") -- E. The Unitive Stage of Contemplative Life -- IV. Conclusion -- Chapter Two: Jesus' Victory over Satan -- Introduction -- I. Satan and Demons in the Old and New Testaments -- II. Jesus' Defeat of Satan in the Temptations in the Desert -- III. Jesus' Prolific Ministry of Exorcism -- IV. Jesus' Teachings about Satan and His Power -- A. The Beelzebul Controversy (Mt 12:22-32 -- Mk 3:22-29 -- Lk 11:14-23) -- B. "I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning" (Lk 10:18) -- C. The Sermon on the Mount -- D. Three Parables-"The Sower" (Mt 13:1-23.
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The new edition of this classic text covers the latest developments in American gun policy, including shooting incidents plaguing the American landscape--especially the Orlando nightclub shootings, the San Bernardino incident, and the ongoing legacy of Sandy Hook--placing them in context with similar recent events. The incidents described in the book sparked a wave of gun control legislation at local, state, and national levels, some of which was successful, some doomed and all controversial. Robert J. Spitzer has long been a recognized authority on gun control and gun policy. His even-handed treatment of the issue--as both a member of the NRA and the Brady Center--continues to compel national and international interest, including interviews by the likes of Terry Gross, Tom Ashbrook and Diane Rehm. The seventh edition of The Politics of Gun Control provides the readifer with up-to-date data and coverage of gun ownership, gun deaths, school shootings, bordifer patrols and new topics including social media, stand-your-ground laws, magazine regulation, and shooting-related mental health initiatives. New to the Seventh EditionReports on the pivotal 2016 elections, including the rise and victory of one-time gun control supporter-turned gun rights advocate Donald Trump. The latest data on gun ownership and use, revealing contradictory trends. New developments in the push to allow civilian gun carrying on college campuses, the controversy over so-called "gun-free zones," and a new examination of restrictions imposed on the Centers for Disease Control
"In vast swathes of America, the sacredness of the Second Amendment has become a political third rail, never to be questioned. Gun rights supporters wear tri-cornered hats, wave the stars and stripes, and ask what would have happened if the revolutionaries had been unarmed when the British were coming. They have had great success in conflating unfettered gun ownership with the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, and all things American, even in an era of repeated mass shootings. Yet the all-too-familiar narrative of America's gun past, echoed in the Supreme Court's Heller gun rights decision, is not only mythologized, but historically wrong. As Robert J. Spitzer demonstrates in Guns across America, gun ownership is as old as the nation, but so is gun regulation. Drawing on a vast new dataset of early gun laws reflecting every imaginable type of regulation, Spitzer reveals that firearms were actually more strictly regulated in the country's first three centuries than in recent years. The first'gun grabbers'were not 1960's Chablis-drinking liberals, but seventeenth century rum-guzzling pioneers, and their legacy continued through strict gun regulations in the 1920s and beyond. Spitzer examines interpretations of the Second Amendment, the assault weapons controversy, modern'stand your ground'laws, and the so-called'right of rebellion'to show that they play out in America's contemporary political landscape in ways that bear little resemblance to our imagined past. And as gun rights proponents seek to roll back gun laws and press as many guns into as many hands as possible, warning that gun rights are endangered, they sidestep the central question: are stricter gun laws incompatible with robust gun rights? Spitzer answers this question by examining New York State's tough gun laws, where his political analysis is complemented by his own quest for a concealed carry handgun permit and construction of a legal AR-15 assault weapon. Not only can gun rights and rules coexist, but they have throughout American history. Guns across America reveals the long-hidden truth: that gun regulations are in fact as American as apple pie"--Publisher's description
