Gun Control

Gun Control

by Christina Fisanick
Gun Control

Gun Control

by Christina Fisanick

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Overview

This must-have volume presents views on gun control from cultures around the world, including India, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Sudan, and Uganda. Readers will learn about policies, global crime, its effects on society, and the impact of the global arms trade. Have Australia's gun control policies reduced crime? Are Japan and Russia active in the global arms trade? Does Sudan's gun buyback programs reduce crime? Answers to these and several other queries are provided in this book, giving your readers a panoramic view of our world's relationship with guns and gun control.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780737747287
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 05/29/2010
Series: Global Viewpoints Series
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 11

Introduction 14

Chapter 1 Gun Control Policies Around the World

1 Switzerland Considers Gun Control Imogen Foulkes 21

2 South Africa's Gun-Free Zone Policies Have Been Effective Adèle Kirsten et al. 26

3 Jamaican Gun Control Policies Are Ineffective Denton Tyndale 36

4 India's Gun Control Policies Are Ineffective Abhijeet Singh 43

Periodical Bibliography 53

Chapter 2 Gun Control and Global Crime

1 In Nigeria, Mass Gun Ownership is Not a Solution to Violent Crimes Okechukwu Emeh Jr. 55

2 Germany's Gun Control Laws are Ineffective in Preventing Crime Kevin Yuill 62

3 Canadian Gun Control Laws Have Reduced Domestic Homicide Rates Coalition for Gun Control 68

4 Australia's Gun Control Policies Have Reduced Crime Simon Chapman Philip Alpers Kingsley Agho Mike Jones 75

5 Sudan's Gun Buyback Programs Will Reduce Crime Adiok Mayik 97

Periodical Bibliography 105

Chapter 3 The Effects of Gun Ownership and Gun Control on Society

1 The Proliferation of Small Arms Is a Global Challenge Thomas Jackson Nicholas Marsh Taylor Owen Anne Thurin 107

2 Gun-Related Crimes are Costly for the People of New Zealand Amanda Ruler 116

3 Jamaican Gun Ownership Is a Threat to Children and Adolescents Arthur Williams 124

4 Gun Ownership Is Not a Threat to Children's Rights Michael Farris 131

5 Gun Confiscation by Uganda's National Army Has Violated Human Rights in the Karamoja Region Human Rights Watch 137

6 The United Nations Gun Confiscation Program Violates Human Rights in East Africa David B. Kopel Paul Gallant Joanne D. Eisen 144

Periodical Bibliography 158

Chapter 4 The Impact of the Global Arms Trade

1 The Global Trade in Small Arms Must Be Regulated Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) 160

2 The Passage of a Global Arms Trade Treaty is Essential Brian Wood 171

3 Small Arms Trade in Trinidad and Tobago is Responsible for Increasing Crime United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank 179

4 Japan is Active in the Global Arms Trade Robin Ballantyne 191

5 Russia's Place in the Global Arms Trade is Uncertain Collin Koh Ron Matthews 200

6 Costa Rica's Small Arms Regulations Should Be Adopted Internationally Oscar Arias Sánchez 207

Periodical Bibliography 218

For Further Discussion 219

Organizations to Contact 221

Bibliography of Books 226

Index 229

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