The Second Amendment: An Excerpt from Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis

by Lawrence E. Rosenthal, Adam Winkler, Michael R. Bloomberg (Introduction)

Overview

For many years, some groups have claimed that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stands as an obstacle to most gun control laws. Lawrence E. Rosenthal and Adam Winkler debunk this myth with careful legal analysis of recent court decisions, including District of Columbia v. Heller. This selection from Reducing Gun Violence in America tackles the most fundamental question at hand: How do we reduce gun violence while upholding our constitutional right to bear arms?

Additional material includes an introduction by Michael R. Bloomberg and Consensus Recommendations for Reforms to Federal Gun Policies from the Johns Hopkins University.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421411736
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	982,314
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH, is a professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he serves as Director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research, Deputy Director of Research for the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence, and Director of the PhD program in Health and Public Policy. He has published numerous articles on the prevention of gun violence, firearm policy, youth gun acquisition and carrying, intimate partner violence, and the prevention of youth violence. Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH, is an associate professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research. He is committed to translating research findings into policy change, regularly working with legislators, media, courts, and advocates to provide information about effective policies.

Table of Contents

Introduction, by Michael R. Bloomberg
The Second Amendment, by Lawrence E. Rosenthal and Adam Winkler
Consensus Recommendations for Reforms to FederalGun Policies