Journal article
Mass homicide by firearm in Canada: Effects of legislation
Abstract
Canada implemented a series of laws regulating firearms including background checks and licensing, references, psychological questionnaires, prohibition of paramilitary style rifles, and magazine capacity restrictions in order to decrease the incidences and deaths from mass shootings. The associated effects of these laws were examined over the years 1974 to 2020. A model was constructed using difference-in-differences analysis of firearms and …
Authors
Langmann C
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 18, No. 2,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0266579
ISSN
1932-6203