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WHDL - 00020154

Red-Flag Gun Law Proposals: A Comparative Case Study using Texas and Florida

Logan Manning

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Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)

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English

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Description / Abstract

In this study, I explore the political factors that led to the successful passage of a Red-Flag gun law in one state and the failed passage in another, using Florida and Texas as the comparative case studies. Texas and Florida have several similarities in terms of their political landscape, southern gun culture, and recent history of mass shootings. Both states had proposals for red-flag gun laws in 2018, and while Texas’s proposal failed, Florida's passed. Therefore, these two states offer a unique opportunity to compare differing policy outcomes despite similar contexts.