Citation

Lipford J. J. Firearms Public Policy 2000; 12(1).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Second Amendment Foundation)

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Abstract

Although much research has addressed the effects of guns on violent crime and the efficacy of gun-control laws in reducing violent crime, surprisingly little attention has been given to the the political process through which gun policies are determined. This paper contributes towards bridging this research gap by analyzing the important factors that determined senatorial voting on the Brady Bill. Although the Democratic Party and pro-control ideology enabled passage of the Brady Bill, senators were less likely to vote for the bill if they received pre-vote contributions from the NRA, if their constituencies faced high rates of violent crime, or if their constituencies had a strong interest in hunting.