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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61151364 Title: The global gun epidemic : from Saturday night specials to AK-47s Author: Wendy Cukier; Victor W Sidel Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006. ISBN/ISSN: 0275982564 9780275982560 OCLC:61151364

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The global gun epidemic : from Saturday night specials to AK-47s

Author:	Wendy Cukier; Victor W Sidel
Publisher:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Cukier (justice studies and information technology management, Ryerson U., Toronto) and Sidel (social medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine) consider gun violence and control using a public health model, and compare statistics from the US with other countries. They analyze firearm ownership, why more guns correspond to an increase in deaths, the global trade, gun running and culture, regulation and various Read more...
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Wendy Cukier; Victor W Sidel Find more information about:
ISBN:	0275982564 9780275982560
OCLC Number:	61151364
Description:	xvii, 310 p. ; 26 cm.
Contents:	1. Guns : a global perspective -- 2. The firearm epidemic -- 3. More guns equal more deaths -- 4. The global gun trade -- 5. Globalization and gun running -- 6. "Gun culture" and the demand for firearms -- 7. The regulation of firearms -- 8. National approaches to regulation -- 9. Global action : the rise of an international movement.
Responsibility:	Wendy Cukier and Victor W. Sidel.

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Cukier (justice studies and information technology management, Ryerson U., Toronto) and Sidel (social medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine) consider gun violence and control using a public health model, and compare statistics from the US with other countries. They analyze firearm ownership, why more guns correspond to an increase in deaths, the global trade, gun running and culture, regulation and various national approaches, and movements towards gun control internationally. Includes information on Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, China, Columbia, Columbine High School (Colorado) shootings, deaths from firearms, domestic violence, firearm marketing and promotion, Europe, France, Germany, Great Britain, gun industry and trade, Hungerford mass shooting (Great Britain), India, Japan, National Rifle Association (NRA), New Zealand, Port Arthur (Australia) massacre, Russian Federation, school shootings, South America, suicides, Switzerland, United States, women, etc.

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