Journal article
Canadian Firearms Legislation and Effects on Homicide 1974 to 2008
Abstract
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 data obtained from Statistics Canada from 1974 to 2008. Three statistical methods were applied to …
Authors
Langmann C
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 2303–2321
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
August 2012
DOI
10.1177/0886260511433515
ISSN
0886-2605