Explaining Variation in Gun Control Policy Advocacy Tactics among Local Organizations

Author: Zakocs, Ronda C. / Earp, Jo Anne L.
Publication: Health Education & Behavior
Topics: Legislation and Policy Ownership Social Science State
Keywords: advocacy tactics gun control policy motivation political capacity
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The authors evaluated the effect of four organization characteristics (structure, resources, motivation, or political capacity) in explaining their use of advocacy tactics to promote state gun control laws. A questionnaire was sent to the leader of each of 678 organizations identified in 1998; 538 (79%) responded. The four characteristics explained approximately half the variation in local groups’ use of a wide range of advocacy tactics. Organizational structure and resources were unlikely to be related.