Macinko James, de Souza Maria de Fátima Marinho
LDI Issue Brief. 2007 Jun;12(7):1-4.
For the second straight year, large cities on the U.S. are experiencing an alarming increased [sic] in homicides, mostly committed with firearms. Philadelphia reported 406 homicides in 2006, giving it the highest rate of homicides among the ten largest cities (27.8 per 100,000 people). This trend has renewed interest in policies to limit the availability of firearms. However, the effectiveness of such policies at reducing injury remains controversial, often creating political deadlock. To inform this debate, we look at evidence from Brazil, a country with even greater levels of violence than the U.S. This Issue Brief analyzes recent gun legislation and other violence reduction policies in Brazil and their effects on firearm violence.
美国的大城市连续第二年经历了令人震惊的杀人案激增，其中大多数是使用枪支作案。费城在2006年报告了406起杀人案，使其成为十大城市中杀人案发生率最高的城市（每10万人中有27.8起）。这一趋势重新引发了人们对限制枪支供应政策的兴趣。然而，此类政策在减少伤害方面的有效性仍存在争议，常常导致政治僵局。为了为这场辩论提供信息，我们审视了来自巴西的证据，巴西是一个暴力程度甚至高于美国的国家。本问题简报分析了巴西最近的枪支立法和其他减少暴力政策及其对枪支暴力的影响。
