+ The demographics of significant firearm injury in Canadian trauma centers and the associated predictors of in-hospital mortality
- Author:
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Finley CJ / Hemenway D / Clifton J / Brown DR / Simons RK
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, International, Medical, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Canada, Handgun, Male, Trauma Center
The authors investigated all firearm cases treated in Canadian trauma centers 1999-2003. Of the 784 people shot, 94% were male. Self-inflicted shooting accounted for 30% of the cases, assaults 60% and...
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+ Gun availability and use of guns for murder and suicide in Canada
- Author:
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Lester, D.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Psychological Reports
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Homicide, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Canada, Elderly, HOMICIDE, Suicide, accidental death
"The accidental death rate from guns in Canada was associated with the percentage of guns used by suicides and on homicide victims except for elderly persons.”
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+ Current trends in youth suicide and firearms regulations
- Author:
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Cheung, A. H. / Dewa, C. S.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Can J Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Canada, Death Certificates, Suicide/ statistics & numerical data/trends
The authors analyzed death certificate records and data from Statistics Canada for Canadian youth ages 15-19 who committed suicide in order to examine trends in youth suicide from 1979-1999 and the impact...
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+ The impact of gun control (Bill C-51) on suicide in Canada
- Author:
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Leenaars, A. A. / Moksony, F. / Lester, D. / Wenckstern, S.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Death Studies
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Canada, GUN control, Review, Suicide
The authors reviewed previously published studies on the effect of Canada’s Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1977 (Bill C-51) on suicide rates by age and gender. They also present the findings of two new...
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+ The impact of gun control (Bill C-51) on homicide in Canada
- Author:
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Leenaars, Antoon A. / Lester, David
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Age Group, Homicide, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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Canada, Gun control law, HOMICIDE
The authors review studies of the effects of Canada’s 1977 gun control legislation (Bill C-51) on the overall homicide rate, as well as on the rate of firearm homicide by age group and gender. Then,...
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+ Comparing American and Canadian Local Television Crime Stories: A Content Analysis
- Author:
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Dowler K
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Crime, International, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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CRIME, Canada, UNITED States, media
The author examines the differences and similarities between Canadian and U.S. local crime coverage. The type of crimes that are presented on Canadian and U.S. newscasts are not different. Sensational...
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+ Long Gun Registration: A Poorly Aimed Longshot
- Author:
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Stenning, Philip C.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Criminology, International, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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Canada, firearm, long gun, registration
The author argues that the benefits of Canada’s requirement that all long guns be registered will not be worth the costs. He argues that the requirement will probably provide little help to the police,...
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+ Engaging health professionals in advocacy against gun violence
- Author:
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Pinto AD
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Med Confl Surviv
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, International
- Keywords:
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Canada, Consumer Advocacy, Health Personnel, Health Promotion, Social Marketing
The author discusses advocacy to reduce gun violence, particularly in developing nations, focusing on the work of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). The IPPNW helped...
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+ Reasonable control: gun registration in Canada
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- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, International, Legislation and Policy, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Canada, Firearms Act, database, gun registration
This editorial discusses Canadian firearms legislation, especially the Firearms Act (Bill 68) of 1995, which mandated gun registration and required the establishment of a centralized database. The author...
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+ Gun Control: Placing Costs in Context
- Author:
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Boyd, Neil
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, International, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Public Health
- Keywords:
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Canada, firearm, gun registry
The author considers the decrease in firearm deaths observed in Canada and its association with the Canadian gun registry effort. He suggests that the decrease reflects cultural change, and was not merely...
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+ An Evaluation of the 1977 Canadian Firearm Legislation: Robbery Involving a Firearm
- Author:
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Mauser, Gary A. / Maki, Dennis
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Applied Economics
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, International, Legislation and Policy, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Canada, ROBBERY, cross-sectional, time series
The authors used a pooled cross-section, time series model to evaluate how the 1977 Canadian firearm legislation affected armed robberies between 1974 to 1992. They found that it neither reduced robbery...
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