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Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesMass Shootings and Gun Control by Police: Comparing Australia and the United States

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides: Mass Shootings and Gun Control by Police: Comparing... [Mass shootings and other gun-related crimes represent a major threat to peace, security and well-being around the world. This chapter uses a comparative case study analysis of firearms regulations and associated long-term trend data in Australia and the United States to demonstrate the potential for governments to make large reductions in gun-enabled violence. The approach—as an application of southern criminology—highlights the major gains made in Australia in contrast to the extensive and increasing rates of gun-related harms in the United States. Following the infamous Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, Australia relinquished its laissez-faire colonial era gun laws and adopted a comprehensive license-based regulatory system aimed at restricting gun ownership and optimizing safety. The results provide valuable lessons for harm minimization in both the global north and global south under a variety of diverse social and economic conditions.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesMass Shootings and Gun Control by Police: Comparing Australia and the United States

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-84517-9
Pages
29 –52
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-84518-6_2
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Abstract

[Mass shootings and other gun-related crimes represent a major threat to peace, security and well-being around the world. This chapter uses a comparative case study analysis of firearms regulations and associated long-term trend data in Australia and the United States to demonstrate the potential for governments to make large reductions in gun-enabled violence. The approach—as an application of southern criminology—highlights the major gains made in Australia in contrast to the extensive and increasing rates of gun-related harms in the United States. Following the infamous Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, Australia relinquished its laissez-faire colonial era gun laws and adopted a comprehensive license-based regulatory system aimed at restricting gun ownership and optimizing safety. The results provide valuable lessons for harm minimization in both the global north and global south under a variety of diverse social and economic conditions.]

Published: Dec 12, 2021

Keywords: Mass shootings; Gun homicides; Gun suicides; Police officer safety; Gun regulation; National Firearms Agreement

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