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The American Public and the Gun Control Debate
Robert J. Blendon, ScD;
John T. Young, MPhil;
David Hemenway, PhD
JAMA. 1996;275(22):1719-1722.
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AS THE 1996 presidential election approaches, national opinion surveys show that public concern about violent crime will be one of the key election issues. A recent survey1 reports that two thirds of Americans indicate that a candidate's position on crime would be important in deciding their vote for president.
An important aspect of the broader debate over what to do about violent crime is the question of gun control. We can expect that as the election race heats up and the crime issue becomes more hotly debated, gun control will be an active part of that debate and will emerge as a major issue in its own right.
On 1 side of the question are candidates who propose toughening gun control laws, especially on handguns. In opposition are those who call for limiting government's regulation of gun ownership and, in particular, advocate the repeal of the Brady Act and
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Author Affiliations
From the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (Dr Blendon, Mr Young, and Dr Hemenway) and the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass (Dr Blendon).
Footnotes
The views expressed are solely those of the authors, and no official endorsement by the sponsor is intended or should be inferred.
Reprints: Robert J. Blendon, ScD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02215.
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