The global gun epidemic : from Saturday night specials to AK-47s /

Cukier (justice studies and information technology management, Ryerson U., Toronto) and Sidel (social medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine) consider gun violence and control using a public health model, and compare statistics from the US with other countries. They analyze firearm ownership,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cukier, Wendy, 1956-
Other Authors: Sidel, Victor W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Guns : a global perspective
  • 2. The firearm epidemic
  • 3. More guns equal more deaths
  • 4. The global gun trade
  • 5. Globalization and gun running
  • 6. "Gun culture" and the demand for firearms
  • 7. The regulation of firearms
  • 8. National approaches to regulation
  • 9. Global action : the rise of an international movement.