May 11, 2001

Academe Would Shoot Itself in the Foot if It Limited Research on Gun Control

To the Editor:

Amitai Etzioni brings up two very interesting issues, both of which I would like to address in an abbreviated fashion ("Are Liberal Scholars Acting Irresponsibly on Gun Control?," The Review, April 6).

First, Etzioni expresses alarm at the growing number of scholarly articles -- appearing in well-respected journals -- that stipulate that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishes a personal right to keep and bear arms. Etzioni questions the value

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