The effect of firearm restrictions on gun-related homicides across US states

Steven P. Lanza

Applied Economics Letters, 2014, vol. 21, issue 13, 902-905

Abstract: The Newtown massacre has raised the issue of gun violence to a fever pitch. While several states have responded with tough new controls on firearms, most states have loosened restrictions. This study explores what effect such changes might have on gun-related homicides in the United States. The results, based on panel data for the 50 states over the 2007-2010 period and estimated under several alternative model specifications, suggest that looser restrictions will likely do little to lessen the incidence of gun deaths but that tighter restrictions may produce a modest reduction in firearm fatalities.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2014.896977

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