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... read more >

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,... read more >

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... read more >

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... read more >

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... read more >

This brief Current Topic argues for a strengthening of the United Kingdom law concerning imitation firearms. “This author would suggest that legislation relating to the possession of offensive weapons... read more >

The authors compared firearm use legislation in four different countries, the United States, Japan, Israel, and Sweden, focusing especially on the tradition and cultural characteristics behind their d... read more >

The author discusses the need for a comprehensive registration system to track firearms in Canada. He notes the obstacles to the licensing and registration requirements established in 1995 through gun... read more >

The author introduces the commentaries of three scholars reflecting on Canada’s 1995 Firearms Act which mandated registration of all firearms. Following the Auditor General’s report on the high costs... read more >