Robert J. Spitzer

Spitzer is Distinguished Service Professor of political science emeritus at SUNY Cortland and the author of 6 books on gun policy, including most recently The Gun Dilemma: How History is Against Expanded Gun Rights.  

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For Most of U.S. History We've Had Both Gun Rights and Gun Regulations

From the Bowie knife to the Tommy Gun, the U.S. has long regulated weapons while preserving gun rights. What's gone wrong?

By Robert J. Spitzer
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