Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights

GLENN H. UTTER is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he has taught since 1969. His areas of instruction include American government and politics and classical and contemporary political thought. Dr. Utter received his B.A. in political science from the State University of New York at Binghamton, his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and his M.A. in philosophy from the University of London (Bedford College). He has served as the manuscript reviewer of two political science journals. Dr. Utter has authored the books Campaign and Election Reform, and The Religious Right: A Reference Handbook, and edited American Political Scientists: A Dictionary. He is also the author of numerous articles and book chapters.