Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America

Series Info, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Disarmed PRINCETON STUDIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS: HISTORICAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES Ira Katznelson, Martin Shefter, and Theda Skocpol, series editors A list of titles in this series appears at the back of the book Disarmed THE MISSING MOVEMENT FOR GUN CONTROL IN AMERICA Kristin A. Goss P RI NC ET ON UN IV ER SI TY PR ES S P RI NC ET ON AN D O XF OR D Copyright  2006 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW All Rights Reserved Third printing, and first paperback printing, 2009 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-691-13832-9 The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition of this book as follows Goss, Kristin A., 1965– Disarmed : the missing movement for gun control in America / Kristin A. Goss. p. cm.—(Princeton studies in American politics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-12424-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-691-12424-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Gun control—United States. 2. Firearms and crime—United States—Prevention. 3. Violent crimes—United States—Prevention. I. Title. II. Series. HV436.G653 2006 363.330973—dc22 2005034121 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Sabon Printed on acid-free paper. ∞ press.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 For my dad Douglas K. Goss (1934–2002) and my mom Georgia B. Goss This page intentionally left blank ...