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Canada Firearms Centre
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Administers the Firearms Act within the Department of Justice, including the maintenance of a registry of all guns and gun owners in Canada. Website contains the 'Canadian firearms manual' and other information for gun owners and users.
- Source: Canada Firearms Centre (CFC)
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Deaths involving firearms
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Examines trends in death rates due to firearms from 1979 to 2002. Looks at suicide, homicide, and unintentional deaths by age, region, and city. Discusses gun control laws, and compares Canadian and US rates. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Statistics Canada
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Firearms injury
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Explains why children aged 14 and under are the most likely victims of unintentional firearm injury or homicide. Offers comparative data on gun-related injury and homicide rates between Canada and other industrialized countries. Cites the most common setting in which firearms injuries in children and youth occur.
- Source: Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM)
- From: Risk Watch®
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Firearms regulation: Canada in the international context
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Views firearms regulation, both in Canada and in the international context, as a public health issue. Examines gunshot-related injuries and deaths in Canada. Offers comparisons between Canadian data on gunshot deaths and injuries with rates in the U.S. and other nations. Includes bibliography.
- Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- From: Chronic diseases in Canada
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Focus on firearms
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Provides an overview of firearm ownership in Canada, including how many people own them, the varieties of firearms available in Canada and the number of Canadians who die each year in Canada from firearm related injuries.
- Source: Canada Firearms Centre (CFC)
- From: Research and evaluation
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Youth and firearms in Canada
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Presents facts and statistics connected to firearm injuries among Canadian youths and reviews the risks associated with the presence of a firearm in the home. Offers intervention strategies to reduce the number of injuries caused by these potentially dangerous weapons. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
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