A critical Response to “How firearm legislation impacts firearm mortality”, A focused look at Canadian and Australian evidence

A recent review article in Health Policy Open, entitled "How firearm legislation impacts firearm mortality internationally: A scoping review" claims that Australian and Canadian firearms legislation is associated with reductions in homicide and suicide by firearms. Unfortunately, the review overexaggerates the effectiveness of firearms legislation in Australia and Canada, leaves out some important studies, and does not rigorously examine these …