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Direct linkLangmann, Caillin – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Canada has implemented legislation covering all firearms since 1977 and presents a model to examine incremental firearms control. The effect of legislation on homicide by firearm and the subcategory, spousal homicide, is controversial and has not been well studied to date. Legislative effects on homicide and spousal homicide were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Certification, Age, Foreign Countries, Weapons
Tonso, William R. – Academic Questions, 2004
William R. Tonso has chosen an issue that he knows something about to examine how sociology textbooks address controversy. Appealing for gun control is fashionable, but it is at odds with a fondness that ordinary Americans have for their firearms--one that is supported by a growing body of research on deterrence to crime. There are two sides to…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Weapons, Textbooks, Gun Control
Peer reviewedMauser, Gary A.; Holmes, Richard A. – Evaluation Review, 1992
A pooled cross-section time series model is used to evaluate the effect of the 1977 Canadian firearms legislation on the provincial homicide rate between 1969 and 1989. Results agree with most studies that indicate no significant effect of this legislation on homicide rates. (SLD)
Descriptors: American Indians, Crime, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation
