Introduction
Chapter 1: Policy Definition and Gun Control
Chapter 2: The Second Amendment: Meaning, Intent, Interpretation, and Consequences
Chapter 3: The Criminological Consequences of Guns
Chapter 4: Political Fury: Gun Politics
Chapter 5: Institutions, Policymaking, and Guns
Chapter 6: Gun Policy: A New Framework
Biography
Robert J. Spitzer is Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the State University of New York at Cortland and adjunct professor at the College of William & Mary School of Law. He is the author of 16 books and over 700 articles, essays, papers, and op-eds.
Praise for previous editions of The Politics of Gun Control
"First published in 1995 and frequently updated, Robert Spitzer’s excellent work is my go-to book for gun control. It is the single best primer available on gun control, and this new edition should be first on any list of readings on the topic. Anyone with an interest in firearms—for whatever reason—must read this book."
Charles W. Smith, The Ohio State University
"Robert Spitzer has written the classic work on the gun control problem: His analysis is comprehensive, penetrating, and dispassionate."
Raymond Tatalovich, Loyola University Chicag"Robert Spitzer deftly distills decades of firearm policy-making, court decisions, and interest-group mobilization into one readable volume. As a veteran observer of the great gun debate, Spitzer brings an expert knowledge and historical view that few other scholars can rival."
Jacob D. Charles, Duke University School of Law
"The Politics of Gun Control continues to provide an authoritative assessment of the many issues surrounding guns in America, and offers new commentary on the growing empirical literature as well as on some of the latest wrenching spasms of gun violence that continue to plague this country."
John Donahue, Stanford Law School
