Entry:

Kates, Don B., Jr., "Guns, Murders, and the Constitution," Report prepared by Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, February, 1990.


Abstract:

Gun laws should be aimed at denying weapons to criminals and other dangerous persons. Registration laws and sales by private individuals could be strengthened to help achieve this goal.

GSS Years:

1987

Other Data Sets:

New York Commission on Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes 1987; Cambridge Reports 1990; U.S. Council on Environmental Quality 1980; Harris 1966-1982

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
OWNGUN

HAVE GUN IN HOME

ROWNGUN

DOES GUN BELONG TO R

PISTOL

PISTOL OR REVOLVER IN HOME