Summary: The Gun Control Debate
The Gun Control Debate
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April 14, 2013
The Gun Control Debate
The gun control debate sparked major attention to gun control policies that have become a major issue within the country and has led to several conflicts and concerns within Congress and Legislative office. Acts of violence has developed into a nationwide problem and needs effective attention in order to gain gun control across the country. The victims and families of the shootings have now congregated together in efforts of passing more gun control policies. The serious issues arise developed and occurred the media and most popular on improving and protecting social influence in communities regarding bullying and gun control.
Regulatory policies are those …show more content…
that limit entry in business such as television broadcasting, media and electric power distribution are implemented by decisions that confer benefits on some and deny others. Several applications can be submitted for television broadcasting license for a city but under the Federal Communications Commission the FCC, only one broadcaster can be propitiated. This is then directed to competitive regulatory policies. It limits the number of providers of specific goods and services. These policies may regulate the quality of services that can be provided to consumers as well. Self Regulatory policies are similar to competitive regulatory policies because they involve restricting or controlling some source or subject matter.
However, unlike competitive regulatory policies, it usually has more control by regulating groups as a way of protecting or promoting the interest of that particular group and its members. For example of self regulatory policies protect professions and occupations ranging from surgeons, lawyers, physicians to health care professionals in general. Redistributive policies are more difficult to enact when they involve the real location of money, rights or power. Those who possess money or power already, tend to shift their political realm more in their favor. In other words, the usual pattern of the redistribute policy shifts more on the concern of resources for those “who have” and those “who have not.”
The redistributive influence focused primarily on policies such as the graduated income tax, Medicare and Medicaid, the war on Poverty and the Voting Rights Act. For example the Johnson administration War on Poverty represented the efforts of shifting wealth and other beneficial resources to the blacks and poor communities. Even though there was plenty of resistance from conservatives and those “who have” it was gradually dispersed and dismantled to the poor and needed communities. This shift was effective because developed head start programs for childcare, provided additional community service centers, recreations and job …show more content…
development programs. It also has increase monetarily through different government departments for these programs over the years.
Public policies may also be described as either material or symbolic, depending upon the kind of benefits allocated.
Material policies provided tangible resources or substantive power to their beneficiaries or impose real disadvantages on those who are adversely affected. For example Legislation requires employers to pay a prescribed minimum wage, appropriating money for a public housing program or provide income support payments to farmers would be a form of material policies. Symbolic policies on the other hand, have a minimum of material impact on people. It does not deliver what it appears to deliver. This policy allocates no tangible advantage or disadvantage. Symbolic policy will aid to change people’s values such as world peace, patriotism or equal rights or social justice. For example, freedom of speech and expression protected by the First Amendment, one has the right to voice their own opinion and make statements on a concern that interest them such as pro-choice or pro-life concerning
abortions.
The term public policy derives from the behavior of certain actors, or a set of actors such as a public official, government agency, or a legislature. Public policy is also viewed as whatever government chooses to do or don’t do. In other words, public policies are developed by governmental public officials. It is an attempt by the government to address a specific public issue by instituting laws, regulations, decisions and or action making pertaining to the issue at hand. Public policy can be addressed by through numerous issues such as crime, education, foreign policy, health and social welfare. The process to create new public policies typically follows a three step process, in general form, the problem, the player and the policy. The problem is the issue that needs to be addressed. It can derive from a concern within a community that captures the attention of the majority; or a popular issue that has arisen nationwide for the attention of government public leaders. For example the new gun laws under the Obama Administration due to all the massacre shootings in the last few years.
The player is the individual or group that is interested in forming a plan to address the problem at matter. Such as church congregations, nonprofit organizations, schools, senior facilities, communities, neighborhood associations or any groups or individuals that may feel the need to address a public problem. This particular part in addressing public policies is crucial; without an advocate for the problem, there will be no genuine concern to formulate a policy. Generally, the public will make the government aware of an issue through writing letters and emails. The public can make phone calls to the local government leaders including congressional offices or set up appointments or go before council to discuss their concerns regarding the issue.
Lastly, the policy is the finalized course of action decided upon the government public official. With all the attention and participation from the public, there is now an interest of concern for public leaders and how effective they will be throughout the course of action. Typically the general public will make the government aware of the issue through the different sources of communication to the public leader’s office. Then the issue is brought forward during government meetings and the process for creating a new public policy to address that particular issue begins.
To make a new policy can take up to weeks or even several years depending on the issue at stake. If it is an ongoing problem nationwide such as guns, drugs, immigration or healthcare the issue may take longer depending on the state and the concern. Policies can also be influenced by religious leaders and cultural institutions depending on the congregation and concern.
Overall, the idea of policy making is a struggle between groups competing for their own interest. Some in favor of change while others are in opposition depending on their interest, ideas and beliefs; therefore, to understand policy making, it requires an understanding of the nature of the legislature power. How it is distributed, how the policies are implemented and who it represents but most importantly how the policy is exercised and who it will ultimately affect.
The rational comprehensive theory for public policy making can too be divided into three steps; agenda setting, option formulation and implementation. Within the agenda setting stage, the agencies and government officials meet to discuss the issue at hand. In the second stage, option formulation, alternative solutions are considered and final decisions are made regarding the best policy. Consequently, the decided policy is implemented during the final stage. In most situations, once public policies are in place, they are widely open to interpretation by non-governmental players, including those in the private sector. However, the needs of society are a priority for the players involved in the policy-making process. It is also the government that will follow through on all the decisions made by the final policy. Overall the Rational Comprehensive theory is the best known theory simply because of the decision-making process. It draws considerably from the economist point of view on how a rational person would make decisions. Unfortunately, public policy issues addressed are normally influenced over the entire process through political personalities, personal interest, political affiliations and bias parties. The bias is extenuated by the players involved. The final outcome of the process as well as the implementation step can sometimes be less effective simply because the advocates may not have pure intentions with their reasons advocating the issue at state. Overall, public policy continues to be a vital tool in addressing social public concerns.
For example, a rational model concerning how Congress delegates discretionary power to administrative agencies initially begins with the assumption of getting reelected. Legislatures delegate power to agencies, knowing that in exercising that power of interest for those particular agencies, (i.e. private investors, organizations, etc.,) if it will create problems with their constituents then there is a concern when it comes to the final decision making. Rational-choice theory argues that policymakers pursue their own self-interest instead of any national-interest. Therefore they will vote based upon their own goals rather than for any other reason and will move in favor or agencies that interest him or her. However, if a politician knows that the approval of an agency will trouble his or her constituents they will not vote on the subject at matter. This particular model alerts the public of the importance of self-interest when it comes to policymaking. If voting for a policy will hurt a politician on Election Day, then most likely that politician will not vote for that policy. These legislatures will then continue to call upon and rely on the responses of their constituents (i.e. nonprofit organizations, community groups, congregations etc.,) for bureaucratic support. Only in return of the constituents’ support during the time of reelection.
I believe the most current issue in the country is the gun control policy. It has always been a prevalent factor within the United States and a regularly debated political issue within the legislation. It is the most influential and popular policy now due to the catastrophic massacres that has happened within the past few years under the Obama Administration.
Gun-related violence has been discovered in most urban areas, frequently affiliated with gang violence. Gang violence often involves male juveniles or young adult men in rural poor communities and drug infested populations. Many murders and fatal incidents normally happen out of violent crime and drug shootings. However, in the past few years the gun violence has risen in several communities across the nation. It has developed over the past two years in suburban communities such as the Tucson, AZ shooting in a parking lot of a supermarket. Eighteen citizens were shot including a U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Or outlandish public populations such the Aurora, CO massacre at a movie theater gunning down over 60 people on a movie night premier last summer. However the most disturbing was the Sandy Hook Elementary school killing 20 children and 6 faculty staff the week before Christmas. Not to mention the Columbine School Massacre, the Virginia Tech shootings on the university campus and the Washington D.C. sniper. The gun violence has evolved into more of a disturbing crisis across the nation and not just in the stereotypical areas of poverty and drug related communities. This problem has always needed immediate attention, but now more than ever due to the repetitive tragedies. It is no longer considered a stereotyped problem in America. It is now a substantial concern for all communities and not just the poor.
References
James E. Anderson, Public Policy Making (Massachusetts, Boston, Suzanne Jeans, 2011). http://administrativelaw.uslegal.com/administrative-agency-rulemaking/procedural-rules-policy-statements/
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-public-policy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States
http://www.cbsnews.com/2718-201_162-1048/tragedy-in-tucson/
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/18/us/colorado-aurora-theater-reopens
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/index.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/obama-targets-gun-control-laws-state-union-speech-article-1.1262710#ixzz2NY1dWl4p
XBCOM/275
April 14, 2013
The Gun Control Debate
The gun control debate sparked major attention to gun control policies that have become a major issue within the country and has led to several conflicts and concerns within Congress and Legislative office. Acts of violence has developed into a nationwide problem and needs effective attention in order to gain gun control across the country. The victims and families of the shootings have now congregated together in efforts of passing more gun control policies. The serious issues arise developed and occurred the media and most popular on improving and protecting social influence in communities regarding bullying and gun control.
Regulatory policies are those …show more content…
that limit entry in business such as television broadcasting, media and electric power distribution are implemented by decisions that confer benefits on some and deny others. Several applications can be submitted for television broadcasting license for a city but under the Federal Communications Commission the FCC, only one broadcaster can be propitiated. This is then directed to competitive regulatory policies. It limits the number of providers of specific goods and services. These policies may regulate the quality of services that can be provided to consumers as well. Self Regulatory policies are similar to competitive regulatory policies because they involve restricting or controlling some source or subject matter.
However, unlike competitive regulatory policies, it usually has more control by regulating groups as a way of protecting or promoting the interest of that particular group and its members. For example of self regulatory policies protect professions and occupations ranging from surgeons, lawyers, physicians to health care professionals in general. Redistributive policies are more difficult to enact when they involve the real location of money, rights or power. Those who possess money or power already, tend to shift their political realm more in their favor. In other words, the usual pattern of the redistribute policy shifts more on the concern of resources for those “who have” and those “who have not.”
The redistributive influence focused primarily on policies such as the graduated income tax, Medicare and Medicaid, the war on Poverty and the Voting Rights Act. For example the Johnson administration War on Poverty represented the efforts of shifting wealth and other beneficial resources to the blacks and poor communities. Even though there was plenty of resistance from conservatives and those “who have” it was gradually dispersed and dismantled to the poor and needed communities. This shift was effective because developed head start programs for childcare, provided additional community service centers, recreations and job …show more content…
development programs. It also has increase monetarily through different government departments for these programs over the years.
Public policies may also be described as either material or symbolic, depending upon the kind of benefits allocated.
Material policies provided tangible resources or substantive power to their beneficiaries or impose real disadvantages on those who are adversely affected. For example Legislation requires employers to pay a prescribed minimum wage, appropriating money for a public housing program or provide income support payments to farmers would be a form of material policies. Symbolic policies on the other hand, have a minimum of material impact on people. It does not deliver what it appears to deliver. This policy allocates no tangible advantage or disadvantage. Symbolic policy will aid to change people’s values such as world peace, patriotism or equal rights or social justice. For example, freedom of speech and expression protected by the First Amendment, one has the right to voice their own opinion and make statements on a concern that interest them such as pro-choice or pro-life concerning
abortions.
The term public policy derives from the behavior of certain actors, or a set of actors such as a public official, government agency, or a legislature. Public policy is also viewed as whatever government chooses to do or don’t do. In other words, public policies are developed by governmental public officials. It is an attempt by the government to address a specific public issue by instituting laws, regulations, decisions and or action making pertaining to the issue at hand. Public policy can be addressed by through numerous issues such as crime, education, foreign policy, health and social welfare. The process to create new public policies typically follows a three step process, in general form, the problem, the player and the policy. The problem is the issue that needs to be addressed. It can derive from a concern within a community that captures the attention of the majority; or a popular issue that has arisen nationwide for the attention of government public leaders. For example the new gun laws under the Obama Administration due to all the massacre shootings in the last few years.
The player is the individual or group that is interested in forming a plan to address the problem at matter. Such as church congregations, nonprofit organizations, schools, senior facilities, communities, neighborhood associations or any groups or individuals that may feel the need to address a public problem. This particular part in addressing public policies is crucial; without an advocate for the problem, there will be no genuine concern to formulate a policy. Generally, the public will make the government aware of an issue through writing letters and emails. The public can make phone calls to the local government leaders including congressional offices or set up appointments or go before council to discuss their concerns regarding the issue.
Lastly, the policy is the finalized course of action decided upon the government public official. With all the attention and participation from the public, there is now an interest of concern for public leaders and how effective they will be throughout the course of action. Typically the general public will make the government aware of the issue through the different sources of communication to the public leader’s office. Then the issue is brought forward during government meetings and the process for creating a new public policy to address that particular issue begins.
To make a new policy can take up to weeks or even several years depending on the issue at stake. If it is an ongoing problem nationwide such as guns, drugs, immigration or healthcare the issue may take longer depending on the state and the concern. Policies can also be influenced by religious leaders and cultural institutions depending on the congregation and concern.
Overall, the idea of policy making is a struggle between groups competing for their own interest. Some in favor of change while others are in opposition depending on their interest, ideas and beliefs; therefore, to understand policy making, it requires an understanding of the nature of the legislature power. How it is distributed, how the policies are implemented and who it represents but most importantly how the policy is exercised and who it will ultimately affect.
The rational comprehensive theory for public policy making can too be divided into three steps; agenda setting, option formulation and implementation. Within the agenda setting stage, the agencies and government officials meet to discuss the issue at hand. In the second stage, option formulation, alternative solutions are considered and final decisions are made regarding the best policy. Consequently, the decided policy is implemented during the final stage. In most situations, once public policies are in place, they are widely open to interpretation by non-governmental players, including those in the private sector. However, the needs of society are a priority for the players involved in the policy-making process. It is also the government that will follow through on all the decisions made by the final policy. Overall the Rational Comprehensive theory is the best known theory simply because of the decision-making process. It draws considerably from the economist point of view on how a rational person would make decisions. Unfortunately, public policy issues addressed are normally influenced over the entire process through political personalities, personal interest, political affiliations and bias parties. The bias is extenuated by the players involved. The final outcome of the process as well as the implementation step can sometimes be less effective simply because the advocates may not have pure intentions with their reasons advocating the issue at state. Overall, public policy continues to be a vital tool in addressing social public concerns.
For example, a rational model concerning how Congress delegates discretionary power to administrative agencies initially begins with the assumption of getting reelected. Legislatures delegate power to agencies, knowing that in exercising that power of interest for those particular agencies, (i.e. private investors, organizations, etc.,) if it will create problems with their constituents then there is a concern when it comes to the final decision making. Rational-choice theory argues that policymakers pursue their own self-interest instead of any national-interest. Therefore they will vote based upon their own goals rather than for any other reason and will move in favor or agencies that interest him or her. However, if a politician knows that the approval of an agency will trouble his or her constituents they will not vote on the subject at matter. This particular model alerts the public of the importance of self-interest when it comes to policymaking. If voting for a policy will hurt a politician on Election Day, then most likely that politician will not vote for that policy. These legislatures will then continue to call upon and rely on the responses of their constituents (i.e. nonprofit organizations, community groups, congregations etc.,) for bureaucratic support. Only in return of the constituents’ support during the time of reelection.
I believe the most current issue in the country is the gun control policy. It has always been a prevalent factor within the United States and a regularly debated political issue within the legislation. It is the most influential and popular policy now due to the catastrophic massacres that has happened within the past few years under the Obama Administration.
Gun-related violence has been discovered in most urban areas, frequently affiliated with gang violence. Gang violence often involves male juveniles or young adult men in rural poor communities and drug infested populations. Many murders and fatal incidents normally happen out of violent crime and drug shootings. However, in the past few years the gun violence has risen in several communities across the nation. It has developed over the past two years in suburban communities such as the Tucson, AZ shooting in a parking lot of a supermarket. Eighteen citizens were shot including a U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Or outlandish public populations such the Aurora, CO massacre at a movie theater gunning down over 60 people on a movie night premier last summer. However the most disturbing was the Sandy Hook Elementary school killing 20 children and 6 faculty staff the week before Christmas. Not to mention the Columbine School Massacre, the Virginia Tech shootings on the university campus and the Washington D.C. sniper. The gun violence has evolved into more of a disturbing crisis across the nation and not just in the stereotypical areas of poverty and drug related communities. This problem has always needed immediate attention, but now more than ever due to the repetitive tragedies. It is no longer considered a stereotyped problem in America. It is now a substantial concern for all communities and not just the poor.
References
James E. Anderson, Public Policy Making (Massachusetts, Boston, Suzanne Jeans, 2011). http://administrativelaw.uslegal.com/administrative-agency-rulemaking/procedural-rules-policy-statements/
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-public-policy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States
http://www.cbsnews.com/2718-201_162-1048/tragedy-in-tucson/
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/18/us/colorado-aurora-theater-reopens
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/index.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/obama-targets-gun-control-laws-state-union-speech-article-1.1262710#ixzz2NY1dWl4p