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NCJ Number:	89686

Title:	Under the Gun - Weapons, Crime, and Violence in America

Author(s):	J D Wright; P H Rossi; K Daly

Date Published:	1983

Annotation:	This book analyzes both published and unpublished data on weapons, crime, and violence to determine whether criminal violence, especially homicide, occurs because firearms are readily at hand.

Abstract:	The text looks at the number of guns in private hands and their use (household demand, sport and recreation demand), as well as police weapons use and policy. Fear of crime and popular sentiment against gun ownership are also surveyed. The book explores the characteristics of private weapons owners by region and city size, social status (class, religion, race, and sex), personality, and other factors. The text also looks at violent crime trends, the number of firearms used in crime, criminal motivations, gun control policies (Federal, State, and local regulations), and the effects of gun control legislation on violent crime. The study finds that high crime rates could be caused by widespread gun ownership but that widespread gun ownership may help keep crime rates well below what they might be otherwise. There is no good evidence anywhere that would allow a researcher to choose decisively between these possibilities. Data tables, footnotes, over 200 references, and an index are supplied.

Index Term(s):	Fear of crime; Gun Control; Gun control legislation; Homicide; Illicit firearms

Grant Number:	78-NI-AX-0120

Sponsoring Agency:	Aldine Publishing Co Chicago, IL 60608 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Washington, DC 20531 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01002 US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub Washington, DC 20531

Corporate Author:	University of Massachusetts Social and Demographic Research Institute United States of America

Sale Source:	Aldine Publishing Co Publicity Manager 1323 West 18th Street Chicago, IL 60608 United States of America

Page Count:	348

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Note:	Previously published as a research report entitled 'Weapons, Crime and Violence in America - A Literature Review and Research Agenda.'



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