Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada

by R. Blake Brown

Book Overview

From the ?cole 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144264639X
• ISBN13: 9781442646391
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"