NCJ Number
47875
Date Published
1972
Length
49 pages
Annotation
THIS UNANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS ENTRIES ON A VARIETY OF WORKS CONCERNED WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE GUN CONTROL CONTROVERSY.
Abstract
ENTRIES ARE DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS BY TYPE OF DOCUMENT. MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, AND BULLETINS INCLUDE ENTRIES FROM LITERARY, HOBBY, SPORTS, NEWS, RELIGIOUS, ACADEMIC, AND OTHER TYPES OF PERIODICALS DURING FROM 1911 TO 1972. ENTRIES IN THE LAW REVIEWS AND JOURNALS SECTION ARE LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY AND COVER APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME PERIOD. BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND REPORTS ARE DIVIDED INTO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDING REPORTS TO CONGRESS AND REPORTS BY THE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS DIVISION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHERS, EACH WITH ENTRIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FROM 1917 TO 1972. PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK HEARINGS ON VARIOUS FIREARMS ACTS AND RELATED TOPICS ARE LISTED, AGAIN CHRONOLOGICALLY. TITLES AND NUMBERS OF FIREARMS LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES OF THE U.S. AND OF INDIVIDUAL STATES AND TERRIRTOIES, AS WELL AS THE BAHAMAS, JAMAICA, AND FIJI, ARE LISTED. MOST OF THOSE DEAL WITH THE POSSESSION, SALE, TRANSPORTATION, AND USE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF FIREARMS. THE FINAL SECTION LISTS 13 GOVERNORS' MESSAGES FROM 1915 TO 1937, WITH THE DATE, STATE, GOVERNOR, AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL'S RECOMMENDATION. (VDA)