Hispanics are far less likely than blacks or whites to own guns. Only 11 percent of Hispanics own guns, compared to 16 percent of blacks, and 27 percent of whites.4 (See Chart 2) Yet Hispanics are murdered with firearms at rates5second…
Hispanics are far less likely than blacks or whites to own guns. Only 11 percent of Hispanics own guns, compared to 16 percent of blacks, and 27 percent of whites.4 (See Chart 2) Yet Hispanics are murdered with firearms at rates5second…
Principles for Effective Legislation Introduction In 1996, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released Gun Shows in America: Tupperware® Parties for Criminals.1 The study was the first to analyze the origin and effect of what is now known as the “gun show loophole”—the…
When evaluating a licensing and registration proposal it is important to understand and consider exactly what licensing and registration can add to the laws already on the books. Passage of a licensing system simply based on the existing prohibitions on…
Looking beyond the familiar appeal of licensing and registration, it is important to explore what effect such measures could actually have on gun death and injury in the United States, as well as to examine how current licensing and registration…
In general terms, licensing and registration proposals usually include the following components. License or Permit to Purchase Licenses or permits to purchase are designed to restrict those who can legally buy specific categories of firearms. Prior to obtaining a specified…
Historically, proposals for new gun control laws have almost always targeted the gun owner. Rarely have measures focused upstream, “behind the gun store counter,” on the industry and its products. Most recently, increased public attention has focused on the idea…
How the NRA Works to Rearm Criminals Introduction The National Rifle Association (NRA) claims that it supports vigorous enforcement of our nation’s gun laws and efforts to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Yet the NRA has actually…
The Health Risks of Shooting Ranges and Lead to Children, Families, and the Environment Endnotes International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Proceedings of the First National Shooting Range Symposium (1990), p. 107. International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Proceedings of the…
A Tax-Funded Coordinating Mechanism Having developed its long-range survival strategy of building more shooting ranges to attract new shooters, the gun industry faced a threshold problem: How to pay for it? Jody L. Williams, a member of the Utah Wildlife…
The vast majority of Americans who do not own guns and have no interest in subsidizing the gun industry can do a number of things about the shooting-range industry and its depredations. Local Activism There are several actions Americans can…