Open AccessThe Availability of Firearms and Levels of Homicideand Suicide Perpetrated with Their Use
Author(s) -
Leszek Stępka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
comparative law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2391-7644
pISSN - 0866-9449
DOI - 10.12775/clr.2021.016
Subject(s) - homicide , criminology , suicide prevention , poison control , environmental health , law , political science , medicine , psychology
The paper reviews the literature with a view to answering the question as to whether the easier availability of firearms affects the level of homicides and suicides with their use. The author compared Polish and other similar laws where the access to firearms is strictly regulated, as against systems where the availability of firearms is facilitated, either owing to liberal laws (Colombia, Brazil, Switzerland) or to Constitutional guarantees (USA, Mexico). The comparison revealed a correlation between the availability of firearms and levels of homicide and suicide by firearms.