Citation

Stępka L. Comparative Law Review 2021; 27: 367-383.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021)

DOI

10.12775/CLR.2021.016

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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. © 2021, Nicolaus Copernicus University. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Firearms; Homicide; Suicide; Firearms law