Gun utopias? Firearm access and ownership in Israel and Switzerland.

Rosenbaum, Janet E

dc.contributor.author	Rosenbaum, Janet E
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-01T20:00:08Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-01T20:00:08Z
dc.date.issued	2011-11-17
dc.identifier.citation	Rosenbaum JE. Gun utopias? Firearm access and ownership in Israel and Switzerland. J Public Health Policy. 2012 Feb;33(1):46-58. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2011.56. Epub 2011 Nov 17. PMID: 22089893; PMCID: PMC3267868.	en_US
dc.identifier.eissn	1745-655X
dc.identifier.doi	10.1057/jphp.2011.56
dc.identifier.pmid	22089893
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/8442
dc.description.abstract	The 2011 attempted assassination of a US representative renewed the national gun control debate. Gun advocates claim mass-casualty events are mitigated and deterred with three policies: (a) permissive gun laws, (b) widespread gun ownership, (c) and encouragement of armed civilians who can intercept shooters. They cite Switzerland and Israel as exemplars. We evaluate these claims with analysis of International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) data and translation of laws and original source material. Swiss and Israeli laws limit firearm ownership and require permit renewal one to four times annually. ICVS analysis finds the United States has more firearms per capita and per household than either country. Switzerland and Israel curtail off-duty soldiers' firearm access to prevent firearm deaths. Suicide among soldiers decreased by 40 per cent after the Israeli army's 2006 reforms. Compared with the United States, Switzerland and Israel have lower gun ownership and stricter gun laws, and their policies discourage personal gun ownership.
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/jphp.2011.56	en_US
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dc.title	Gun utopias? Firearm access and ownership in Israel and Switzerland.	en_US
dc.type	Article/Review	en_US
dc.source.journaltitle	Journal of public health policy	en_US
dc.source.volume	33
dc.source.issue	1
dc.source.beginpage	46
dc.source.endpage	58
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	England
dc.description.version	AM	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2023-03-01T20:00:08Z
html.description.abstract	The 2011 attempted assassination of a US representative renewed the national gun control debate. Gun advocates claim mass-casualty events are mitigated and deterred with three policies: (a) permissive gun laws, (b) widespread gun ownership, (c) and encouragement of armed civilians who can intercept shooters. They cite Switzerland and Israel as exemplars. We evaluate these claims with analysis of International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) data and translation of laws and original source material. Swiss and Israeli laws limit firearm ownership and require permit renewal one to four times annually. ICVS analysis finds the United States has more firearms per capita and per household than either country. Switzerland and Israel curtail off-duty soldiers' firearm access to prevent firearm deaths. Suicide among soldiers decreased by 40 per cent after the Israeli army's 2006 reforms. Compared with the United States, Switzerland and Israel have lower gun ownership and stricter gun laws, and their policies discourage personal gun ownership.
dc.description.institution	SUNY Downstate	en_US
dc.description.department	Epidemiology and Biostatistics	en_US
dc.description.degreelevel	N/A	en_US
dc.identifier.journal	Journal of public health policy