Law enforcement agencies and workers in the field of alcoholism are regularly exposed to the dilemma of having to deal with an intoxicated person in possession of a gun uttering homicidal or suicidal threats. Often enough, they are also faced with the threat being carried through. This issue, along with the current debate on gun control, prompted the authors to undertake a preliminary survey of individuals with problems arising from the joint abuse of alcohol and possession of a gun; the goal being to identify significant characteristics that might be helpful in the screening process of potential gun misusers, as was proposed in the Peace and Security legislation in Canada.
Alcoholism and Gun Control
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Alcoholism and Gun Control
Category: Behavior|Journal: Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal (full text)|Author: M Lee, N el-Guebaly|Year: 1977