'A masterpiece of analysis of the politics of transformative change.' - Otago Daily Times
In the aftermath of the Port Arthurmassacre on 28 April 1996 when a gunman murdered 35 people andinjured another 23 at a popular Tasmanian touristattraction John Howard, a conservative prime minister who had beenin office for just six weeks, surprised his colleagues andstartled the nation by moving swiftly to transform Australia'slax firearm laws. The National Firearms Agreement, producedjust twelve days after the massacre with support from alllevels of government and across the political divide, is nowheld up around the world as amodel for gun control.
Gun Control analyses whether the Australian Government achieved its intention and what it might have done in response to the massacre, and didn't.
'Anyone interested in learning how a democratic nation reduced senseless gun deaths needs to read this.' - Jeffrey Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia
'A masterpiece of analysis of the politics of transformative change.' - Otago Daily Times
In the aftermath of the Port Arthurmassacre on 28 April 1996 when a gunman murdered 35 people andinjured another 23 at a popular Tasmanian touristattraction John Howard, a conservative prime minister who had beenin office for just six weeks, surprised his colleagues andstartled the nation by moving swiftly to transform Australia'slax firearm laws. The National Firearms Agreement, producedjust twelve days after the massacre with support from alllevels of government and across the political divide, is nowheld up around the world as amodel for gun control.
Gun Control analyses whether the Australian Government achieved its intention and what it might have done in response to the massacre, and didn't.
'Anyone interested in learning how a democratic nation reduced senseless gun deaths needs to read this.' - Jeffrey Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia
n 1996 the shooting and killing of 16 young children in a Dunblane primary school provoked wide reaching parliamentary reform to British gun laws. Within months virtually all privately owned handguns...
Gun Control vs. Gun Rights: The American Dilemma delves deep into the history, arguments, and perspectives surrounding the contentious issue of guns in America, providing a comprehensive and balanced...
First Published in 1993. This volume is a collection of legal and historical material of the second amendment that includes court cases and decisions, law review articles and gives a balanced view of...
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