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<strong>MISSING</strong> <strong>PIECES</strong><br />

THEME 3 CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS 62<br />

The growing burden of gun injuries 62<br />

Public health and the small arms issue 64<br />

The physical and mental impacts of a gun injury 64<br />

Disability 66<br />

Counting the costs 68<br />

Survivors in countries recovering from war 69<br />

Action and policy development for assistance to survivors 70<br />

Developments at the global level 73<br />

Recommendations for parliamentarians 76<br />

Essential reading 77<br />

Endnotes 78<br />

THEME 4 WOMEN, MEN AND GUN VIOLENCE: OPTIONS FOR ACTION 81<br />

Differentiated impacts for women and men 81<br />

Understanding gendered effects 82<br />

Choices and action 83<br />

Recommendations for parliamentarians 89<br />

Essential reading 91<br />

Endnotes 92<br />

THEME 5 TAKING WEAPONS OUT OF CIRCULATION 95<br />

Elements for successful disarmament 95<br />

<strong>Inter</strong>national standards 104<br />

Gun amnesties and legal reform in ‘peaceful’ settings 104<br />

Recommendations for parliamentarians 106<br />

Essential reading 107<br />

Endnotes 108<br />

THEME 6 MOTIVATIONS AND MEANS:<br />

ADDRESSING THE DEMAND FOR SMALL ARMS 110<br />

Demand in theory 110<br />

Understanding demand at the personal or community level 115

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