To assess the impact of the 1978 Canadian gun control law on suicide
rates in Ontario, the authors compared firearm and nonfirearm suicide rates
for 1965-1977 with those for 1979-1989. There was a decrease in level and
trend over time of firearm and total suicide rates and no indication of
substitution of other methods. These decreases may be only partly due to
the legislation.
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