Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Brief submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security concerning Bill C-391, the Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act [electronic resource] / Institut national de santé publique du Québec ; [authors, Michel Lavoie ... [et al.]].

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Bill C-391
Act to amend the Criminal code and the Firearms Act
Mémoire déposé au Comité permanent de la sécurité publique et nationale de la Chambre des communes sur le projet de loi C-391, Loi modifiant le Code criminel et la Loi sur les armes à feu.

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Includes bibliographical references: p. 17-19.

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1 electronic resource (iii, 19 p.)

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Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 24, 2010).
"May 2010".

Summary

"This brief analyses the problem of firearm-related deaths from the standpoint of public health. This analysis focuses on: (1) the extent of firearm-related deaths in Canada; (2) access to firearms as a risk factor for death; (3) the impact of the measures implemented following the adoption of Bill C-68 on the number of firearm-related deaths; (4) the indissociable nature of the licence to possess firearms and the registration of non-restricted firearms; and (5) the acceptability of the operating cost of the non-restricted firearms registration system from the standpoint of prevention. The key observations stemming from this analysis are presented in the conclusion and in support of the Institut’s recommendations.--Introd.

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1. Most firearm-related deaths are suicides and involve non-restricted firearms – 2. The accessibility of a firearm is a key risk factor for death, especially in the home – 3.The measures implemented following the adoption of bill C-68 have significantly reduced the number of firearm-related deaths in Canada – 4. The licence to possess firearms and the registration of non-restricted firearms are two necessary, complementary measures – 5. The current cost of operating the Canadian non-restricted firearms registration system is warranted given its usefulness.

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