Gun Control Laws

2013 ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
M. Dyan McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Gun Control ◽  
Control Laws

Suicide Rates in Canada before and after Tightening Firearm Control Laws

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 787-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester ◽  
Antoon Leenaars
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Control Laws ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Firearm Suicide ◽  
Firearm Control ◽  
Methods Of Suicide

In Canada, Bill C-51 was implemented in 1977 to restrict the use of firearms, providing a good opportunity to study the effects of gun control laws in the use of firearms for suicide. The present study examined the use of guns for suicide during the period prior to the bill and during the period after the passing of Bill C-51 to assess the association of the bill with suicide rates. Analysis showed a significant decreasing trend after passage of Bill C-51 on the firearm suicide rate in Canada and the percentage of suicides using firearms. The analysis supports the position that restricting easy access to lethal methods of suicide may assist in reducing suicide.

More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws

1999 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 978 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Shughart II ◽  
John R. Lott
Keyword(s):  
Gun Control ◽  
Control Laws

The Effectiveness of Gun Control Laws:

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ik-Whan G. Kwon ◽  
Bradley Scott ◽  
Scott R. Safranski ◽  
Muen Bae
Keyword(s):  
Gun Control ◽  
Control Laws

scholarly journals Modeling the Factors Affecting Gun Related Homicide Rates (Research Charter)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Homicide Rates ◽  
Control Laws ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Epidemiological Approach

This document is a research charter describing the intent to engage in research into the causes of gun related homicides, including the efficacy of gun control laws, income, and educational achievement. The study plans to take an epidemiological approach to answering the question of how we can reduce gun violence while preventing or reducing side effects.

Public Opinion About Gun Control Post–Sandy Hook

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin H. Wozniak
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Control Laws ◽  
Background Check ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Mass Shooting ◽  
Sandy Hook Elementary School ◽  
Sandy Hook

I use data from a national public opinion poll conducted 4 months after the mass shooting of teachers and students in Sandy Hook Elementary School to analyze the content and predictors of public opinion about gun control and gun control politics. I find that a slim majority of Americans favors a semiautomatic weapon ban and proposals to make gun control laws stricter, and a large majority supports a federal background check law. Consistent with previous research, I also find that both instrumental concerns and cultural beliefs are significantly related to people’s opinions about gun control, but the strongest, most consistent predictors of people’s gun control preferences are their political beliefs and affiliations. I conclude by discussing the implications of these findings for the national gun control debate.

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