Entry:

Carter, Greg Lee, The Gun Control Movement. New York: Twayne, 1997.


Abstract:

The law of comprehensive gun laws in the US is not due to the 2nd Amendment, the historical role of guns in America, or current attitudes, but because of lobbying efforts of the NRA and the gun industry.

GSS Years:

1972-1994

Other Data Sets:

Gallup

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
GUNLAW

FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

CUTSPDR

Variable Label could not be found

DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

SRCBELT

SRC BELTCODE

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

BORN

WAS R BORN IN THIS COUNTRY

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

FEAR

AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD

HUNT

DOES R OR SPOUSE HUNT

OWNGUN

HAVE GUN IN HOME

GUNINFO

HOW MUCH INFO DOES R HAVE ON GUN CONTROL

GUNIMP

IMPORTANCE OF GUN CONTROL ISSUE TO R

BYPHONE

Variable Label could not be found

ROBBRY

FORCEFULLY ROBBED DURING THE LAST YEAR