Recommended Reading
"Carrying Guns in Public: Legal and Health Implications" - John S. Vernick
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=fe38f93f-67a4-4e45-ace2-223f60a41fc2%40sessionmgr4003&vid=4&hid=4104
This article briefly covers the recent Supreme Court Ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which invalidated the District's previous hand gun ban. In addition to this, the article mentions other, lesser court cases that ironed out further fine details on the subject and asks for hightened awareness on the topic so that further research can be ton to study the effects of the public carrying of firearms on public safety.
"Gun Control is dead but not yet buried" - unknown
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=ef4e1f69-b00d-4956-a8c2-e06d9e464d05%40sessionmgr4001&vid=7&hid=4104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=90440874
This article argues that gun control is dead, based on the fact that the recent Sandy Hook shooting incident has not influenced the passing of any laws that work towards strengthening gun control. In addition to this, the article somewhat blames the lack of progress towards stronger gun control on the government's current lack of funding put towards research on firearm safety. The article argues that gun control advocates need to communicate more effectively if they are to get to their goal of stronger gun control.
"In Congress, the Uphill Battle for Gun Control" - Emma Schwartz
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=9b2cd9a4-0094-440b-8b0a-d1201538220a%40sessionmgr4001&vid=7&hid=4104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=31229197
This article makes an argument that tries to label the reason of why there hasn't been a move towards stronger gun control laws on a federal level. In the article, the main reasons suggested are that there was a loss of momentum, since the last major federal push towards gun control prior to this article was 20 years ago; the current strength of the NRA, which makes speak of higher gun control laws hard to accomplish in some areas; and the mixed research on the effects of gun bans, as demonstrated in the flip-flopping in D.C. The article also includes a helpful timeline of federal gun control laws.
"We the Authors of the Next Great Chapter" - President Obama
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=9b2cd9a4-0094-440b-8b0a-d1201538220a%40sessionmgr4001&vid=15&hid=4104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=86635850
This is a dialogue of a speech given by President Obama in which he addresses several public concerns and outlines the approach the government is taking to attempt to improve them. The President briefly speaks of the current plan for gun control, being steps towards preventing the sale of firearms to criminals. He also presents examples of people who have been affected by gun violence and why the issue is important.
"Law and Humanities: Two Attempts" - Peter Brooks
http://www.bu.edu/bulawreview/files/2013/10/BROOKS-Law-and-Humanities.pdf
In this article, Brooks takes a look at the interpretation of the Second Amendment with respect to the District of Columbia v. Heller case. In the article, Brooks claims that the wording of the Amendment is not suitable for the 21st century setting that the Heller case takes place in, and that the interpretation taken by the Supreme Court does not seem to be accurate when determining an individual right to bear arms.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=fe38f93f-67a4-4e45-ace2-223f60a41fc2%40sessionmgr4003&vid=4&hid=4104
This article briefly covers the recent Supreme Court Ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which invalidated the District's previous hand gun ban. In addition to this, the article mentions other, lesser court cases that ironed out further fine details on the subject and asks for hightened awareness on the topic so that further research can be ton to study the effects of the public carrying of firearms on public safety.
"Gun Control is dead but not yet buried" - unknown
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=ef4e1f69-b00d-4956-a8c2-e06d9e464d05%40sessionmgr4001&vid=7&hid=4104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=90440874
This article argues that gun control is dead, based on the fact that the recent Sandy Hook shooting incident has not influenced the passing of any laws that work towards strengthening gun control. In addition to this, the article somewhat blames the lack of progress towards stronger gun control on the government's current lack of funding put towards research on firearm safety. The article argues that gun control advocates need to communicate more effectively if they are to get to their goal of stronger gun control.
"In Congress, the Uphill Battle for Gun Control" - Emma Schwartz
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=9b2cd9a4-0094-440b-8b0a-d1201538220a%40sessionmgr4001&vid=7&hid=4104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=31229197
This article makes an argument that tries to label the reason of why there hasn't been a move towards stronger gun control laws on a federal level. In the article, the main reasons suggested are that there was a loss of momentum, since the last major federal push towards gun control prior to this article was 20 years ago; the current strength of the NRA, which makes speak of higher gun control laws hard to accomplish in some areas; and the mixed research on the effects of gun bans, as demonstrated in the flip-flopping in D.C. The article also includes a helpful timeline of federal gun control laws.
"We the Authors of the Next Great Chapter" - President Obama
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=9b2cd9a4-0094-440b-8b0a-d1201538220a%40sessionmgr4001&vid=15&hid=4104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=86635850
This is a dialogue of a speech given by President Obama in which he addresses several public concerns and outlines the approach the government is taking to attempt to improve them. The President briefly speaks of the current plan for gun control, being steps towards preventing the sale of firearms to criminals. He also presents examples of people who have been affected by gun violence and why the issue is important.
"Law and Humanities: Two Attempts" - Peter Brooks
http://www.bu.edu/bulawreview/files/2013/10/BROOKS-Law-and-Humanities.pdf
In this article, Brooks takes a look at the interpretation of the Second Amendment with respect to the District of Columbia v. Heller case. In the article, Brooks claims that the wording of the Amendment is not suitable for the 21st century setting that the Heller case takes place in, and that the interpretation taken by the Supreme Court does not seem to be accurate when determining an individual right to bear arms.