Applied Economics LettersVolume 21, Issue 4, 2014/http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2013.854294?journalCode=rael20#preview |
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An examination of the effects of concealed weapons laws and assault weapons bans on state-level murder rates
- DOI:
- 10.1080/13504851.2013.854294
pages 265-267
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Published online: 26 Nov 2013
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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.
The results of this study are consistent with some prior research in
this area, most notably Lott and Mustard (1997).
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