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Citation

Leenaars AA, Lester D. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 1997; 29(1): 1-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

One tactic which has been suggested to prevent suicide and homicide is to restrict the availability of lethal means for these acts. The effectiveness of this tactic over the life span was explored by examining the impact of the passage of gun control legislation in Canada in 1977 (Bill C-51). The results indicated that, while the use of firearms for suicide was reduced a little after passage of this Act, this effect was not apparent for those over the age of 65. However, for homicide, the effect of the passage of the gun control legislation was stronger for victims over the age of 55. Several suggestions were made for future research on this topic.

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