APA Welcomes Administration's Gun Control Measures

This article considers the immensity of human suffering caused by gun violence. In an attempt to understand why the United States has not been able to enact reasonable gun control measures, I explore the origins and influence of gun culture and its shaping by the National Rifle Association (NRA). This situation is discussed from theological perspectives and concepts of idolatry, redemptive violence, the spiraling effects of violence as sin, and the nonviolence of Jesus. Finally, I consider pastoral responses in caring for individuals, the faith tradition, the congregation, and the larger sociocultural context.

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Regional factors mar Caribbean gun control measures

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db222206 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Gun Control ◽

Control Measures ◽

Budget Cuts ◽

Small Arms ◽

Content Type ◽

Social Fabric ◽

The Social ◽

Regional Factors ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Standing Problem

Subject Inflows of illegal weapons to the Caribbean. Significance There is a long-standing problem of illegal firearms entering the Caribbean, going back at least to the 1970s with the increase in politically related violence in Jamaica. However, today there are broader concerns that the importation of illegal firearms (often related to the trade in narcotics) is threatening the social fabric of many countries across the region. Impacts US budget cuts could further undermine regional efforts to curb illegal firearms. Instability in Venezuela and Haiti will also help to drive the trade in small arms trafficking. High Caribbean crime rates are undermining efforts to encourage investment and improve socio-economic indicators.

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US red flag gun laws passage possible pre-election

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db245739 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

El Paso ◽

Gun Violence ◽

Gun Control ◽

Control Measures ◽

Mass Shootings ◽

Content Type ◽

White House ◽

Legislative Action ◽

Red Flag ◽

Gun Laws

Significance Schumer's move follows three recent mass shootings, one on July 28 in Gilroy, California and two within hours of each other on August 3-4 in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. President Donald Trump has proposed legislative action to address gun violence, as have lawmakers in both chambers of Congress, while the public is also issuing fresh demands for federal action. Impacts The House and Senate could be recalled from recess in coming weeks to address gun control. The White House will investigate gun control measures Trump might introduce by executive powers. Trump will push for greater mental health services provision to combat gun violence.

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CNN/Time Poll: Slight Dip In Support For Gun Control Measures In Last Month

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e509252013-001 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Keyword(s):

Gun Control ◽

Control Measures

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State Gun-Control, Gun-Rights, and Preemptive Firearm-Related Laws Across 50 US States for 2009‒2018

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.2021.306287 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e1-e8

Author(s):

Jennifer L. Pomeranz ◽

Diana Silver ◽

Sarah A. Lieff

Keyword(s):

Control Policy ◽

The United States ◽

Gun Control ◽

State Legislators ◽

Control Measures ◽

Us States ◽

Policy Environments ◽

Wide Range ◽

Almost All ◽

The Relationship

Objectives. To assess state policy environments and the relationship between state gun-control, gun-rights, and preemptive ﬁrearm-related laws in the United States. Methods. In 2019 through 2020, we evaluated substantive ﬁrearm laws and preemptive ﬁrearm laws across 50 US states for 2009 through 2018. For each state, we compared substantive measures with preemptive measures on the same policy topic for 2018. Results. The presence of state ﬁrearm-related laws varied across states, but with the exception of “punitive preemption” the number of gun-control, gun-rights, and preemptive measures remained unchanged in most states from 2009 through 2018. As of 2018, a majority of states had preemptive measures on almost all gun-control policy topics without enacting substantive gun-control measures. Several states had a combination of gun-control and preemptive measures. Only a small number of states had gun-control measures with few to no preemptive measures. Conclusions. Even where state legislators were unable to pass statewide gun-rights measures, they succeeded in passing preemption, preserving state authority over a wide range of gun-control and gun-rights policy topics. The majority of states used preemption as a tool to support policy frameworks favoring gun rights. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 10, 2021: e1–e8. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306287 )

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Firearm Injury Prevention Counseling: A Study of Pediatricians' Beliefs and Practices

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.89.5.902 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 89 (5) ◽

pp. 902-907

Author(s):

Daniel W. Webster ◽

Modena E. H. Wilson ◽

Anne K. Duggan ◽

Lawrence C. Pakula

Keyword(s):

Injury Prevention ◽

Mail Survey ◽

Gun Control ◽

Control Measures ◽

Anticipatory Guidance ◽

Beliefs And Practices ◽

Firearm Injury ◽

American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽

Prevention Counseling ◽

Counseling Practices

Members of the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics completed a mail survey on their beliefs and counseling practices related to firearm injury prevention. Respondents were skeptical of the protective value of firearms in the home and most were supportive of gun control measures. Only a fifth believed that most families with handguns keep them inaccessible to children; however, many seemed to believe that the children at risk were in practices other than their own. Among those providing direct ambulatory care, 40% had had a patient who had been shot. Seventy-four percent believed pediatricians have a responsibility to counsel families about firearms. Only 13% believed parents would be offended if guns were included in anticipatory guidance discussions. Even so, only 30% had ever provided such counseling. Just half of the respondents agreed that they knew what to tell families about firearms. Ninety percent were very likely to counsel parents to store guns unloaded and locked up, whereas 54% were very likely to advise parents to remove guns from the home. More than two thirds believed parents would heed their advice about storing firearms, and 30% believed parents would follow advice about having guns. Results suggest pediatricians are ready to counsel about firearm injury prevention, but are not yet doing so.

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Constitutional Limitations

10.1093/oso/9780190681050.003.0013 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Scott Burris ◽

Micah L. Berman ◽

Matthew Penn, and ◽

Tara Ramanathan Holiday

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Religious Practice ◽

Gun Control ◽

Control Measures ◽

Commercial Speech ◽

Second Amendment ◽

Law And Politics ◽

The Us ◽

Health Laws ◽

The Impact

This chapter reviews the impact of the First and Second Amendments to the US Constitution on the exercise of the police power for public health. The chapter reviews how the courts have applied the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause to regulate commercial speech and identifies the standards courts use to assess whether public health laws unconstitutionally burden religious practice. Finally, the chapter explains the limitations imposed on gun control measures by the Second Amendment and the interplay of law and politics in the regulation of firearms.

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