• E4J University Module Series: Firearms

• Module 6: National Regulations on Firearms

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Scope of the national firearms regulations
  • National firearms strategies and action plans
  • Harmonization of national firearms legislation with international firearms instruments
  • Assistance for development of national firearms legislation
  • Summary
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in July 2019
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Exercises

 

This section contains material that is meant to support lecturers and provide ideas for interactive discussions and case-based analysis of the topic under consideration.

 

Exercise 1

Divide students in 2-3 small groups and ask them to discuss the following questions: what are the benefits and challenges in establishing strict or lenient regulations on firearms? Which are the factors and which stakeholders influence the establishment and development of national firearms regulations? How strengths and weakness of national firearms regime can have an impact over the security in the country and in the world?

 

Exercise 2

Divide students in 2-3 small groups and ask them to research the firearms regulatory regime in their chosen country, identifying what primary and subsidiary laws exist, which elements of the firearms control are in place and which are missing, which international instruments did the country ratify and what additional changes should be implemented to strengthen the national firearms regime?

 

Exercise 3

Identify a specific area of firearms control, such as possession or transfers, and ask students to identify the national legislation in that area, the institutions responsible for its implementation and enforcement, and to list the existing gaps.

 

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