NCJ Number
47878
Date Published
1976
Length
194 pages
Annotation
THE GUN CONTROL LAWS OF 27 FOREIGN NATIONS ARE EXAMINED, WITH ATTENTION TO THEIR ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABLE SANCTIONS.
Abstract
VARIOUS CODES AND STATUTES IMPLEMENTED TO CONTROL CIVIL AND SOMETIMES MILITARY ARMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE DISCUSSED: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BURMA, CANADA, CHILE, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, FRANCE, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY AND OTHER SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES, POLAND, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UNION OF SOCIALIST REPUBLICS. ALTHOUGH THE FORMAT USED IN EXAMINING THE GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION OR MANDATES IN EACH OF THESE COUNTRIES VARIES, THE PRINCIPAL FOCUS IS THE CONTENT OF STATUTES OR EDICTS DEALING WITH FIREARMS CONTROL, THE PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING CONTROL CODES, AND SANCTIONS IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS. HOWEVER, THE GUN CONTROL CODES OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES ARE MORE SWEEPING THAN OTHERS; THESE RECEIVE MORE DETAILED ATTENTION. FOR EXAMPLE, AS REGARDS THE FIREARMS CONTROL CODE IN ARGENTINA, THE BASIC STATUTE IS EXAMINED IN TERMS OF ITS GENERAL SCOPE, THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THE BASIC CLASSIFICATIONS OF WEAPONS COVERED BY THE CODE, THE MANUFACTURE AND SHIPPING OF FIREARMS, WEAPONS OF WAR, WEAPONS FOR CIVIL USE, GUNPOWDER AND EXPLOSIVES, AND THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. THE LAW ON OFFENSES AGAINST THE GENERAL SECURITY OF THE NATION AND THE REGULATION OF THE BASIC STATUTE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE ENTRIES PROVIDED FOR OTHER COUNTRIES, WHILE SOMETIMES LESS DETAILED, STILL TOUCH ON MANY OF THE SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDED IN THE DISCUSSION OF ARGENTINA. ALTHOUGH A FORMAL BIBLIOGRAPHY IS NOT PROVIDED, EACH OF THE ENTRIES IS HEAVILY FOOTNOTED. (RCB)