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The Politics of Gun Control: Comparing Canadian and American Patterns

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  • G A Mauser

    (Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada)

  • M Margolis

    (Department of Political Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0375, USA)

Abstract

In this paper two questions are asked: To what extent do the Canadian and US publics differ in their beliefs about firearms-control legislation, and to what extent do these differences help to account for the stricter firearms legislation found in Canada? Surveys indicate that Canadians and Americans have remarkably similar attitudes towards firearms and gun control. Linear regression is used to analyze the factors that underlie the popular support for (or opposition to) stricter gun-control legislation. It is found that, with respect to support for gun control, cultural differences between Canadians and Americans are overshadowed by socioeconomic variables, such as gender and gun ownership. The similarities in public attitudes between Canadians and Americans suggest that the explanation for stricter firearms legislation in Canada lies more with the differences in political elites and institutions than with differences in public opinion. The differences in public attitudes in the two countries are insufficient to explain the stark contrast in firearms legislation.

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  • G A Mauser & M Margolis, 1992. "The Politics of Gun Control: Comparing Canadian and American Patterns," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 10(2), pages 189-209, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:10:y:1992:i:2:p:189-209
    DOI: 10.1068/c100189
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