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Title: Targeting Guns : Firearms and Their Control Author: Gary Kleck Publisher: Aldine de Gruyter Date Published: November 1997 ISBN: 0202305694 LOCN: HV7436.K54 1997 Dewey: 363.3'3'0973 -- dc21 Pages: 450 |
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Preface
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Why Does the Issue Matter? Violent Uses of Guns
Trends in Gun-Related Violent Crime
Gun Violence and the "Needle in the Haystack" Problem
The Appearance of Reason -- Fallacies in Gun
Control Reasoning
Is There an Association between Guns and Violence?
Tables
Chapter 2: ILLEGITIMATE PRACTICES IN SUMMARIZING RESEARCH ON GUNS AND VIOLENCE
"All Studies Are Created Equal": Failing to Distinguish Technically Sound Studies from Poor Ones
Inconsistent Application of Critical Standards
Using Speculation to Rebut Empirical Evidence
Selective Omission of Studies with Unsupportive Findings
Magnanimous Neutrality: "The Findings Are Mixed"
Nonfalsifiable Propositions and the Use of Scientific Conservatism as a Political Weapon
"Evidence Is Worthless if It Is Not Perfect"
An Illustration of How a Literature Review Can Mislead
An Epidemic of Misleading Summaries of Evidence
Selective Reporting by Researchers of Their Own Findings
The Medical/Public Health Literature on Guns and Violence
False Citation of Prior Research
Conclusions
Chapter 3: THE OWNERSHIP AND ACQUISITION OF GUNS
Size of the Civilian Gun Stock
Who Owns Guns?
The Blumstein Speculation about Diffusion of Guns and Youth Homicide Increases
Why People Own Guns
Uses of Guns
How Are Guns Acquired?
Interstate Gun-running
Gun Thefts
Conclusions
Tables
Chapter 4: SEARCHING FOR "BAD" GUNS: The Focus on Special Gun Types
Types of Guns
Machine Guns
Assault Rifles and Assault Weapons
The Prevalence of AWs As Crime Weapons
Plastic Guns
"Cop-killer" Bullets
"Saturday Night Specials" -- Small, Cheap Handguns
Handguns
Conclusions
Tables
Chapter 5: GUNS AND SELF-DEFENSE
The Nature of Defensive Gun Use
The Frequency of Defensive Gun Use (DGU)
The National Crime Victimization Survey Estimates
How the Scholarly Community Has Addressed the Issue
DGU Frequency Compared with the Frequency of Gun Crimes
Problems with the Surveys
Shooting in Self-Defense
Keeping Guns Loaded in the Home
Who Uses Guns for Self-Protection?
Psychological Effects of Keeping Guns for Protection
Effectiveness and Risks of Armed Resistance to Criminals
Rape and Resistance
The Police Chief's Fallacy
The Nonsense Ratio: An Exercise in Ingenious Speciousness
Crimes Involving Defensive Gun Use
Deterrence
Guns and the Displacement of Burglars from Occupied Homes
Conclusions
Tables
Chapter 6: CARRYING GUNS FOR SELF-PROTECTION
Why Gun Carrying Matters
Purposes and Motives for Carrying Guns
Prior Research
The Meaning of Gun "Carrying" in Surveys
Prevalence of Gun Carrying in Previous Studies
Prevalence of Carrying Guns to School and Gun Violence in School
The Impact of Carrying by Non-criminals on Carrying by Criminals
The National Self-Defense Survey: Gun Carrying among Adults
Who Carries Guns for Protection?
Conclusions
Tables
Chapter 7: GUNS AND VIOLENT CRIME
Guns and Power
Issues of Assault Outcomes
Attack
Injury
Death
Guns in Robbery and Rape
Analysis of Individual Incidents of Violence
Case-Control Research on Homicidal Behavior
Macro-level Analysis of Gun Ownership and Violence Rates
International Comparisons and the Killias Research
A City-Level Study of Gun Levels and Violence Crime Rates
The Blumstein Fallacy and Homicide Increases among Young Blacks
Conclusions
Tables
Chapter 8: GUNS AND SUICIDE
The Lethality of Shooting Compared to Other Suicide Methods
Ownership and Acquisition of Suicide Guns
Types of Guns Used in Suicides
What Suicides Might Be Prevented by Reduced Gun Availability?
Prior Studies of Method Availability and Suicide Rates
Case-Control Studies of Household Gun Ownership and Suicide
The Impact of Gun Ownership Levels on Suicide Rates
City-Level Analysis of the Impact of Guns on Suicide Rates
The Impact of Gun Control Laws on Suicide
Tables
Chapter 9: FIREARMS ACCIDENTS
The Frequency of Gun Accidents
Trends in Gun Accidents
Children and Gun Accidents
Gun Types Involved
The Victims and Shooters in Gun Accidents
Gun Accidents and Low Self-Control
Alcohol Involvement
Circumstances and Activities Associated with Gun Accidents
Defective Firearms
Personality Traits of the Accident-Involved
Reducing Gun Accidents
City-Level Analysis of the Impact of Gun Levels on Fatal Gun Accident Rates
Conclusions
Tables
Chapter 10: PUBLIC OPINION AND THE BASES OF SUPPORT FOR GUN CONTROL
Some Caveats about Interpreting Public Opinion Polls
Gun Control as a Low-Salience Issue
Trends in Public Opinion on Gun Control
What Kinds of Gun Control Do Americans Favor?
The Nonutilitarian Nature of Much Gun Control Support
Who Supports Gun Control?
Culture Conflict and the War over Guns
Tables
Chapter 11: THE IMPACT OF GUN CONTROL ON VIOLENCE RATES
Methods of Prior Research
Results of Prior Research
Cross-National Comparisons
The Kleck-Patterson Study of Gun Control Impact
Gun Decontrol: When Florida Made It Easier to Get Carry Permits
Other Gun Control Strategies
The Brady Act
Conclusions
Tables
Chapter 12: CONCLUSIONS
The Shape of Effective Gun Controls
A Workable Gun Control Strategy
The National Instant Records Check
Regulating Private Transfers of Guns
Adequacy of Criminal Records
Who Should Be Disqualified?
Regulating Gun Carrying
Improved Enforcement of Carry Laws
Other Elements
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