Language edition prior to publication of monograph Weapons Law in Western Europe 1550-2020
Name of applicant
Gunner Lind
Title
Professor
Institution
University of Copenhagen
Amount
DKK 53,500
Year
2024
Type of grant
Publication
Summary
Private arms are regulated in Europe today. Popular assumptions on both sides of the Atlantic assume that America and Europe as counterparts. But how did the difference arise? This book examines the history of weapons law in Western Europe for the first time. It shows that European weapons control is a product of democracy, created to protect democracy during the years between the world wars.