Mass shootings and gun violence in America : issues and perspectives
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Mass shootings and gun violence in America : issues and perspectives
（Law, crime, and law enforcement）（Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections series）
Nova Science Publishers, c2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Shooting incidents such as the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012 and the one at Aurora, CO, movie theatre in July 2012 have focused attention on federal policy issues in the law enforcement, public health, and education arenas. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has identified 78 public mass shootings that have occurred in the United States since 1983. These shootings have claimed almost 550 lives according to CRS estimates. Most gun owners buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for self-defence, hunting, or sport shooting. Yet too often, irresponsible and dangerous individuals have been able to easily get their hands on firearms. Efforts must be strengthened to keep guns from falling into the wrong hands. This book focuses on mass shootings and gun violence in America with select implications they have for federal policy in the areas of public health and safety. While such crimes most directly impact particular citizens in very specific communities, addressing these violent episodes involves officials at all levels of government and professionals from numerous disciplines.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Public Mass Shootings in the United States: Selected Implications for Federal Public Health and Safety Policy
- Now Is the Time: The Presidents Plan to Protect Our Children and Our Communities by Reducing Gun Violence
- Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
- Statement of Senator Orrin G Hatch
- Statement of Senator Ted Cruz
- Testimony of Captain Mark Kelly, Americans for Responsible Solutions
- Testimony of David B Kopel, Adjunct Professor of Advanced Constitutional Law, Denver University
- Testimony of Chief Jim Johnson, Baltimore County Police Department
- Testimony of Gayle S Trotter, Senior Fellow, Independent Women's Forum
- Testimony of Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association
- Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
- Statement of Senator Orrin G Hatch
- Statement of Senator Ted Cruz
- Statement of Senator Timothy J Heaphy, U.S. Attorney, Department of Justice
- Testimony of Laurence H Tribe, Carl M Loeb University Professor, Harvard Law School
- Testimony of Daniel W Webster, Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
- Testimony of Sandra J Wortham
- Statement of Charles J Cooper, Partner, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
- Testimony of Suzanna Hupp
- Index.
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