Gun lobbies and gun control: Senate voting patterns on the Brady Bill and the assault weapons ban

Atlantic Economic Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 384-393

  Kahane, Leo H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52649164228     PISSN: 01974254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02298335     Document Type: Article

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