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Public Opinion: An Impediment to Reform?

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Is the public itself an impediment to gun policy reforms? Does it support gun rights over gun control? What forms of gun control, if any, do most Americans favor? Do members of the public feel more or less safe when they learn that more of their fellow citizens are carrying guns for their protection?

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Gabor, T. (2016). Public Opinion: An Impediment to Reform?. In: Confronting Gun Violence in America. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33723-4_13

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