the first gun control law was passed in america in 1983.
the first gun control law was passed in america in 1983.
when was the first gun control law passed in america?
1983
according to historian saul cornell, states passed some of the first gun control laws, beginning with kentucky's law to "curb the practice of carrying concealed weapons in 1813." there was opposition and, as a result, the individual right interpretation of the second amendment began and grew in direct response to these early gun control laws, in keeping with this new "pervasive spirit of individualism." as noted by cornell, "ironically, the first gun control movement helped give birth to the first self-conscious gun rights ideology built around a constitutional right of individual self-defense."
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with respect to the criminal law amendment act, a gun control law passed in canada in 1977, some studies have found that it was ineffective at reducing homicide or robbery rates. one study even found that the law may have actually increased robberies involving firearms. a 1993 study found that after this law was passed, gun suicides decreased significantly, as did the proportion of suicides committed in the country with guns. a 2003 study found that this law "may have had an impact on suicide rates, even after controls for social variables," while a 2001 study by the same research team concluded that the law "may have had an impact on homicide rates, at least for older victims." a 1994 study found that after this law came into force in 1978, suicide rates decreased over time in ontario, and that there was no evidence of method substitution. the same study found that "these decreases may be only partly due to the legislation."
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