MKEgal
Regular Member
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Another bit of research confirms what we already knew: restrictive gun laws do not reduce crime (and in fact appear to increase it).
I haven't been able to find a copy of the article, so if anyone has access to this (paid) site & could post the PDF I'd really like to read it.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504851.2013.854294#tabModule
An examination of the effects of concealed weapons laws and assault weapons bans on state-level murder rates
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study is to determine the effects of state-level assault weapons bans and concealed weapons laws on state-level murder rates.
Using data for the period 1980 to 2009 and controlling for state and year fixed effects, the results of the present study suggest that states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murder rates than other states.
It was also found that assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level.
These results suggest that restrictive concealed weapons laws may cause an increase in gun-related murders at the state level.
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Another bit of research confirms what we already knew: restrictive gun laws do not reduce crime (and in fact appear to increase it).
I haven't been able to find a copy of the article, so if anyone has access to this (paid) site & could post the PDF I'd really like to read it.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504851.2013.854294#tabModule
An examination of the effects of concealed weapons laws and assault weapons bans on state-level murder rates
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study is to determine the effects of state-level assault weapons bans and concealed weapons laws on state-level murder rates.
Using data for the period 1980 to 2009 and controlling for state and year fixed effects, the results of the present study suggest that states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murder rates than other states.
It was also found that assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level.
These results suggest that restrictive concealed weapons laws may cause an increase in gun-related murders at the state level.
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