scholarly journals Mobilizing Consensus on Facebook: Networked Framing of the U.S. Gun-Control Movement on Facebook

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hazel Kwon ◽  
Chun Shao ◽  
Shawn Walker ◽  
Tanush Vinay
Keyword(s):  
Gun Control ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals The US gun policy: domestic and external dimensions

2020 ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
Marharyta Lymar ◽  
Iryna Tykhonenko
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Arms Control ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Small Arms ◽  
Gun Policy ◽  
The U.S

The purpose of the article is to explore proliferation of firearms in the United States due to social problems (mass shootings) and public demand for increasing gun control. Primary challenges cover exploring the U.S. firearms history, which provides a key to understanding the causes of the current situation in this area; reviewing of Americans’ attitudes toward gun ownership; studying the U.S. foreign policy in the context of arms exports from Ukraine to the United States. Moreover, attention is paid to exploring the influence of the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Donald Trump’s decision on arms control and a comparative analysis of his gun policy with the policy of his predecessors. The methodological basis of the study includes a set of general and special research methods. Systematic approach is used to consider the U.S. gun policy as a complex system with the determinism of domestic and foreign policy levels. A significant role is played by descriptive-historical and chronological methods that allow to examine the evolution of the U.S. legal framework for firearms and small-arms control. The comparative method makes it possible to compare the approaches of George W. Bush’s, Barack Obama’s and Donald Trump’s administrations to the gun policy. The statistical method allows to consider the peculiarities of the U.S. exports of small arms and Ukraine’s exports of such type of weapons to the USA. The scientific novelty lies in one of the first attempts among Ukrainian authors to make a comprehensive analysis of the interdependence of internal and external aspects of firearms trafficking among the U.S. civilians. In this context, the paper examines the U.S.–Ukrainian relations. The study concludes that the U.S. gun traditions are the main stumbling block for tightening firearms legislation. On the gun issue, the U.S. domestic policy, which is heavily influenced by the NRA, determines the state’s foreign policy. At the same time, society is demanding reforms aimed at restricting the possession of firearms by the civilian population, which may increase the level of domestic security.

scholarly journals The Debate on Gun-Control

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serena (Ai Nuo) Geng
Keyword(s):  
Gun Control ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Deep Disagreements ◽  
The Right ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
The U.S

This presentation will begin by looking at the concept of deep disagreements and how it relates to the current debate on gun-control in America. Deep disagreements occur when people do not share the same underlying assumptions as coined by  Fogelin (1985). Next, I will examine the issue of gun-control through the two main arguments of the pro-gun party: that guns make America a safer place and that the U.S. Constitution grants American citizens the right to bear arms. I will then offer anti-gun arguments against these claims as well as independent anti-gun claims in an attempt to rationally reconcile the two sides. Lastly, I will conclude with the assertion that the debate on gun-control is in fact rationally reconcilable.

Not “Radio Nowhere”

2019 ◽  
pp. 204-224
Author(s):  
Micaela di Leonardo
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Police Violence ◽  
Dna Evidence ◽  
Black Offenders ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

Chapter 6 lays out the TJMS’s history of dealing extensively and as an activist counterpubic node with the racism baked into the U.S. criminal justice system, including the differential treatment of whites versus all people of color—as in media neglect of the cases of missing black girls and women. It also lays out TJMS’s militant gun-control stance and opposition to the NRA. It documents their reactions to black offenders, and to innocent African Americans released from prison because of DNA evidence. It lays out TJMS coverage of and activism for victims of police violence/racist criminal justice Sean Bell, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Melissa Alexander, and Michael Brown.

First Petition

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-198
Author(s):  
Paul J. Magnarella
Keyword(s):  
Black Panther Party ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
District Court ◽  
Federal District Court ◽  
Local Police ◽  
California Youth Authority ◽  
Illegal Acts ◽  
Judicial Errors ◽  
The U.S

Attorney Paul Magnarella, utilizing the writ of coram nobis, filed his first petition with the Federal District Court in Kansas outlining the judicial errors in Pete O’Neal’s 1970 trial and requesting a new trial. Magnarella argued that California Youth Authority law had expunged O’Neal’s early convictions, thereby making O’Neal ineligible for indictment under the Federal Gun Control Act. He also argued that Judge Arthur J. Stanley’s acceptance of the FBI’s warrantless wiretaps of O’Neal’s telephone and the judge’s refusal to hand over the data from the wiretaps to O’Neal were contrary to the U.S. Constitution. To justify O’Neal’s flight and fugitive status, Magnarella explained that O’Neal fled abroad to avoid threats on his life. Magnarella described how the FBI through its COINTEL program conspired with local police to commit illegal acts designed to eliminate the Black Panther Party.

Variation in State-Level Response to School Shootings

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-84
Author(s):  
Ramona Sue McNeal ◽  
Mary Schmeida ◽  
Lisa Dotterweich Bryan
Keyword(s):  
Time Series Data ◽  
Public Support ◽  
State Level ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
School Shooting ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mass Shooting ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Over Time

Historically, public demand for gun control in the U.S. spikes after a mass shooting, only to wane in the proceeding months. One consequence has been limited or no changes to existing gun safety laws in many states following a tragedy. This changed in 2018 following the shooting in Parkland, Florida. Public support for gun control legislation following this event did not wane as normal, and 26 states and DC reacted with the passage of stiffer gun control policies. What explains the varying state-level respond to this and other school shooting in the U.S.? In exploring this question, the chapter examines the influence of state-level factors on gun control legislation by exploring the extent of gun control legislation by state for the years 2012 through 2018. Pooled cross-sectional time series data that controls for variation between states and over time is used.

Gun Control and Alcohol Policy

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald W. Bruckner ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gun Control ◽  
Alcohol Policy ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Convincing Argument ◽  
Jeff Mcmahan ◽  
Compelling Argument ◽  
Strict Regulation ◽  
Preventable Harm ◽  
The U.S

Hugh LaFollette, Jeff McMahan, and David DeGrazia endorse the most popular and convincing argument for the strict regulation of firearms in the U.S. The argument is based on the extensive, preventable harm caused by firearms. DeGrazia offers another compelling argument based on the rights of those threatened by firearms. My thesis is a conditional: if these usual arguments for gun control succeed, then alcoholic beverages should be controlled much more strictly than they are, possibly to the point of prohibition. The argument for this thesis involves developing a careful analogy between firearms and alcohol and defending the analogy against objections.

scholarly journals The U.S. Gun-Control Paradox: Gun Buyer Response To Congressional Gun-Control Initiatives

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Michael A. Jones ◽  
George W. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Social Cost ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Obama Administration ◽  
The Social ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Provide Background Information ◽  
Political Battle

<p>Many scholars and interest groups in the U.S. advocate for more gun-control in terms of restrictions on sales.  Following the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012, The Obama Administration initiated legislation to restrict gun sales.  Coincidentally, U.S. firearm sales surged to record levels and ammunition shortages occurred.  This article examines the gun control issue in the U.S. in light of the events of 2013, demonstrating the paradox which gun-control advocates face.  The authors provide background information on the gun-control debate including the social cost of gun-violence and the U.S. political battle over the issue.</p>

scholarly journals Picture Power? The Contribution of Visuals and Text to Partisan Selective Exposure

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Powell ◽  
Toni G. L. A. Van der Meer ◽  
Carlos Brenes Peralta
Keyword(s):  
Selective Exposure ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Political Preferences ◽  
Selection Behavior ◽  
News Selection ◽  
Additional Influence ◽  
Source Cues ◽  
The U.S

Today’s high-choice media environment allows citizens to select news in line with their political preferences and avoid content counter to their priors. So far, however, selective exposure research has exclusively studied news selection based on textual cues, ignoring the recent proliferation of visual media. This study aimed to identify the contribution of visuals alongside text in selective exposure to pro-attitudinal, counter-attitudinal and balanced content. Using two experiments, we created a social media-style newsfeed with news items comprising matching and non-matching images and headlines about the contested issues of immigration and gun control in the U.S. By comparing selection behavior of participants with opposing prior attitudes on these topics, we pulled apart the contribution of images and headlines to selective exposure. Findings show that headlines play a far greater role in guiding selection, with the influence of images being minimal. The additional influence of partisan source cues is also considered.

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