An Interview with Maribel Gonzales of Project Ploughshares
Elizabeth Mandelman | Posted June 30th, 2009 | North AmericaTags: Canada's Firearms Act, domestic violence, gun control, IANSA, Project Ploughshares, small arms
I had a chance to sit down with Maribel Gonzales, my counterpart at Project Ploughshares, to ask her about her work in small arms and peacebuilding. In the interview, Maribel talks about the correlation between small arms and domestic violence and explains how Canada’s Firearms Act has effectively harmonized gun control and domestic violence laws in the country. In addition, she talks about attempts to eliminate the registration of unrestricted rifles and shotguns, which would dismantle these harmonized laws.
