New Blog Post: More firearms, more security, or greater gender violence in Chile?
'Citizen security has become the primary concern of people in Chile. According to various opinion studies, fear of being a victim of a crime is at the highest recorded amount in the last 23 years. However, instead of facing this challenge through proven, evidence-based approaches focused on prevention, this fear has been used to promote politically motivated "tough" policies - bills such as those aimed at promoting greater flexibility in carrying firearms - thereby increasing their circulation. These types of measures are problematic because they could cause an increase in the levels of gender violence, creating more crime and representing a setback in human rights...'
Continue reading our new blog post on MEDIUM.
Versión en español disponible en el mismo enlace.
Other news from the Survey:
- New Director at the Small Arms Survey: Dr. Mark Downes
- New Briefing Paper on small arms control and on women, peace, and security
- New Briefing Paper on the arms, ammunition, and explosives used by extremist groups in Mali
- New Briefing Paper on arms transfers to Afghanistan between 2002 and 2021
- New Situation Update on how the war in Ukraine has affected civilian perspectives on firearm possession