NCJ Number
163455
Journal
New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law Volume: 15 Issue: 2/3 Dated: (1995) Pages: 247-278
Date Published
1995
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This panel of five speakers addressed the issues of gun control, weapons possession, and weapons-related violence in an international and comparative context.
Abstract
The first two speakers compared gun control laws in Japan, Switzerland, Great Britain, Jamaica and Canada with United States laws. A third speaker described how the Canadian approach to weapons possession is reflected in the scarcity of guns in Canada and proposed that the United States can learn from the Canadian experience. A speaker on gun control and gun-related violence in Germany drew comparisons to the situation in the United States and concluded that the lower rate of gun-related violence in Germany is not the result of a stricter criminal justice system, but can be attributed to liberal gun control and societal influences. A speaker from New Zealand discussed that country's gun control laws in the context of its society and legal system and its recent experiences with family violence. An American speaker questioned the effectiveness of US gun laws in deterring gun-related violence. Footnotes