{"product_id":"guns-polls-and-democracy-gary-reed-9798649869270","title":"Guns, Polls, and Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eGuns, Polls, and Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e has a simple thesis: Supermajorities of Americans should usually be able to get the laws they want. But when the problem is gun violence, that's not the case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur gun violence is staggering. Firearm fatalities claim nearly 40,000 lives in the United States each year. Active shooters get the most attention, but firearm suicides take the largest toll. Domestic violence brings the problem home. There are also \"road rage\" and \"retail rage' shootings. And cop killings. And on and on.\u003cp\u003eAmericans recoil from the violence. Although deeply divided on the rhetoric of guns and gun violence, polls consistently show that most Americans agree on a broad range of specific policy proposals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book carefully explains each of those proposals-including universal background checks, \"red flag\" laws, closing the \"boyfriend\" loophole, and a dozen more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cb\u003eGuns, Polls, and Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e is more than an introduction to the gun policy debate. It collects polling data to assess which proposals Americans support and which they don't. It also breaks out which proposals Republicans, Trump voters, and gun owners support and which they oppose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful members of Congress and our state legislatures, funded by gun manufacturers, armed with gun lobby talking points, and buoyed by Second Amendment absolutists, stand in the way of enacting the very modest measures most Americans want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan such a stark division between what most Americans want and what Congress is willing (or able) to deliver be healthy for representative democracy in this country?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798649869270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Gary Reed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588284723455,"sku":"9798649869270","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guns-polls-and-democracy-gary-reed-9798649869270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}