Arming and disarming : a history of gun control in Canada

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Arming and disarming : a history of gun control in Canada

R. Blake Brown

Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, c2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"Publications of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History"--The end of the book

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From the Ecole Polytechnique shootings of 1989 to the political controversy surrounding the elimination of the federal long-gun registry, the issue of gun control has been a subject of fierce debate in Canada. But in fact, firearm regulation has been a sharply contested issue in the country since Confederation. Arming and Disarming offers the first comprehensive history of gun control in Canada from the colonial period to the present. In this sweeping, immersive book, R. Blake Brown outlines efforts to regulate the use of guns by young people, punish the misuse of arms, impose licensing regimes, and create firearm registries. Brown also challenges many popular assumptions about Canadian history, suggesting that gun ownership was far from universal during much of the colonial period, and that many nineteenth century lawyers - including John A. Macdonald - believed in a limited right to bear arms. Arming and Disarming provides a careful exploration of how social, economic, cultural, legal, and constitutional concerns shaped gun legislation and its implementation, as well as how these factors defined Canada's historical and contemporary 'gun culture.'

目次

Abbreviations Figures Introduction Chapter 1: "Every man has a right to the possession of his musket": Regulating Firearms before Confederation Chapter 2: "The government must disarm all the Indians": Controlling Firearms from Confederation to the Late Nineteenth Century Chapter 3: "A rifle in the hands of every able-bodied man in the Dominion of Canada under proper auspices": Arming Britons and Disarming Immigrants from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Great War Chapter 4: "Hysterical legislation": Suppressing Gun Ownership from the First to the Second World Wars Chapter 5: Angry White Men: Resistance to Gun Control in Canada, 1946-1980 Chapter 6: Flexing the Liberal State's Muscles: The Montreal Massacre and the 1995 Firearms Act, 1980-2006 Conclusion

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