FIREARMS AND FEDERAL LAW - THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968 (FROM EVALUATION STUDIES REVIEW ANNUAL, V 1, 1976 BY GENE V GLASS - SEE NCJ-38147)

• NCJ Number: 38153
• Author(s): F E ZIMRING
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 67 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968 ON THE EFFORTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO FIGHT CRIME AND VIOLENCE AND DISCLOSES THAT THE ACT WAS ILL-CONCEIVED AND INADEQUATE.

Abstract

THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS PAPER GIVES A CAPSULE OUTLINE OF THE ANTECEDENTS OF THE GUN CONTROL ACT - PRIOR FEDERAL LAWS REGULATING FIREARMS TRAFFIC AND SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS THAT AFFECTED THE SHAPE OF THE 1968 LAW. PART II BRIEFLY ANALYZES THE ACT ITSELF, SHOWING HOW PRIOR FEDERAL LAW WAS ALTERED AND HOW THE ALTERATIONS WERE THOUGHT TO SERVE REGULATORY ENDS. PART III PRESENTS DATA ON THE IMPACT OF THE LAW, FOCUSING ON THE SO-CALLED 'SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL' BAN AND THE EFFORT TO AID STATE AND LOCAL GUN CONTROL EFFECTS BY REDUCING THE FLOW OF FIREARMS FROM LOOSE-CONTROL TO TIGHT-CONTROL STATES. PART IV DISUCSSES SOME OF THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)