THE IMPACT OF GUN-CONTROL ON SUICIDE - STUDIES FROM CANADA

Citation
Aa. Leenaars et D. Lester, THE IMPACT OF GUN-CONTROL ON SUICIDE - STUDIES FROM CANADA, Archives of suicide research, 4(1), 1998, pp. 25-40
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychology
ISSN journal
13811118
Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
25 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
1381-1118(1998)4:1<25:TIOGOS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
An increasing popular proposal for reducing the incidence of suicide h as been restricting the availability of methods for committing suicide . Countries differ in the most popular method for suicide, but firearm s are the preferred method in some, including Canada and the United St ates. An opportunity for studying the effects of legislative gun contr ol laws on their use for suicide is provided by Canada's Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1977 (Bill C-51). This paper reviews the studies on t he impact of this act, exploring such factors as age and sex. Research on homicide and accidental death are also presented. It is concluded that, although gun control may have an impact, further study is warran ted.