NCJ Number
120949
Journal
Canadian Journal of Criminology Volume: 31 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1989) Pages: 245-251
Date Published
1989
Length
7 pages
Annotation
The incidence of killings by handguns, firearms other than handguns, and nonshooting methods between the United States and Canada for the years 1977 to 1983 is compared.
Abstract
Given gun control is more rigorous and pervasive in Canada than the USA, particularly for handguns, it was predicted that the rate of killings by guns would be lower in Canada than in the USA and that the difference between the two countries' killing rates would be greater for handgun killings than for those committed by other firearms. The findings supported the predictions but did not support the claim that gun control may encourage murderers to use other methods than firearms to kill. Table, 16 references. (Author abstract modified)