Article Analysis/gun Control
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...True and Glenn H. Utter of Lamar University offer a public policy administration perspective on the issues involved and their implication for public administrators. These authors take the position that the ongoing national debate over gun control and gun rights does not explain why national gun policy tends to seesaw in its approach. They maintain that punctuated equilibrium theory (PET) aids in comprehending gun policy formulation and the functions that the ideologically opposed forces play in this regard. Their study concludes that more Americans completely eschewing gun ownership, but that those who chose to say "yes" to guns are also saying "load me up" (True and Utter, 2002, p. 217).
The authors begin with a brief history of gun legislation in the US since World War II. The Gun Control Act of 1968 created new controls and restrictions on gun and ammunition sales and shipments. The Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986 relaxed many of the controls previously imposed, and instead created new restrictions on the Bureau...
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