NCJ Number
57476
Date Published
1979
Length
30 pages
Annotation
CITATIONS LISTED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY DEAL WITH GUN CONTROL AND COVER THE 1960-1978 TIME PERIOD. THEY WERE COMPILED TO AID THE PUBLIC IN UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR FIREARMS.
Abstract
APPROXIMATELY 750 CITATIONS ARE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO SUCH CATEGORIES AS ACCIDENTS, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, ASSASSINATION, BALLISTICS, BLACK PERSONS, BULLETS, COMMUNISM, CONSTITUTIONALISM, CRIME, FOREIGN GUN LAWS, THE DEBATE OVER GUN CONTROL, HANDGUNS, HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF GUNS AND GUN CONTROL, HOMICIDE, HUNTING, KNIVES, LICENSING, MANDATORY JAIL SENTENCING LAWS, MURDER, THE POLICE, POLLS, PRISONS, RAPE, REGISTRATION, RELIGION, RIFLES, 'SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS,' SELF-DEFENSE, SHOTGUNS, SUICIDE, TELEVISION, VIOLENCE, WOMEN, AND WOUNDS. CITATIONS ARE ALSO PRESENTED IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS, COUNTRIES OF PUBLICATION, LEGISLATIVE ACTS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. SINCE THE FOCUS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S CONSTITUTIONAL AND HISTORICAL RIGHT OF KEEPING AND BEARING FIREARMS, MANY FIREARM-RELATED ARTICLES DEALING WITH FIREARM CLEANING, SHOT GROUP SIGHTING, AMMUNITION MANUFACTURE, AND ISSUES NOT CONCERNING CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS ARE EXCLUDED. (DEP)