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This article provides a general and updated overview of small arms control policies in Latin America. In order to strike a balance between their legitimate use and the prevention of social harm, all Latin American states regulate the possession and use of firearms. A comparative analysis shows that...
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FLACSO - Sede Ecuador
2021
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| description | This article provides a general and updated overview of small arms control policies in Latin America. In order to strike a balance between their legitimate use and the prevention of social harm, all Latin American states regulate the possession and use of firearms. A comparative analysis shows that there is a wide heterogeneity between countries, but most do so in relatively restrictive ways and with rigorous licensing and registration systems. Nevertheless, limited compliance with the law and the lack of empirical evidence on their impact make it difficult to evaluate their results. Ultimately, it is not possible to determine whether these policies prevent injuries and deaths, in line with an area of public policy in which important evidence is still missing. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-45562021-07-13T03:38:23Z Small Arms Control Policies in Latin America Las políticas de control de armas pequeñas en América Latina Sanjurjo-García, Diego América Latina armas de fuego armas pequeñas control de armas políticas de armas regulación de armas firearms firearm regulations gun control Latin America small arms small arms control This article provides a general and updated overview of small arms control policies in Latin America. In order to strike a balance between their legitimate use and the prevention of social harm, all Latin American states regulate the possession and use of firearms. A comparative analysis shows that there is a wide heterogeneity between countries, but most do so in relatively restrictive ways and with rigorous licensing and registration systems. Nevertheless, limited compliance with the law and the lack of empirical evidence on their impact make it difficult to evaluate their results. Ultimately, it is not possible to determine whether these policies prevent injuries and deaths, in line with an area of public policy in which important evidence is still missing. El artículo presenta una visión general y actualizada de las políticas de control de armas pequeñas en América Latina. Con el fin de encontrar un equilibrio entre su uso legítimo y la prevención de daños sociales, todos los Estados latinoamericanos regulan la posesión y el uso de armas de fuego. El análisis comparativo demuestra que existe una gran heterogeneidad entre los países, pero la mayoría lo hace de formas relativamente restrictivas y con sistemas rigurosos de licencia y registro. A pesar de ello, el acatamiento limitado de las leyes y la falta de evidencia empírica sobre sus impactos dificultan la evaluación de sus resultados. En definitiva, no es posible determinar si estas políticas previenen lesiones y muertes, en consonancia con un área de políticas públicas en la cual persisten demasiadas incógnitas. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2021-05-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4556 10.17141/urvio.30.2021.4556 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 30 (2021): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (mayo-agosto); 73-91 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 30 (2021): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (mayo-agosto); 73-91 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.30.2021 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4556/3717 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4556/3718 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4556/3779 Derechos de autor 2021 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad |
| spellingShingle | Sanjurjo-García, Diego Small Arms Control Policies in Latin America |
| title | Small Arms Control Policies in Latin America |
| title_full | Small Arms Control Policies in Latin America |
| title_fullStr | Small Arms Control Policies in Latin America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Small Arms Control Policies in Latin America |
| title_short | Small Arms Control Policies in Latin America |
| title_sort | small arms control policies in latin america |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4556 |