Re: More Guns, Less Crime?

[david friedman]

At 3:39 PM -0500 1/19/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>One thing that strikes me in this debate is that the argument seems to be
>focusing on the total number of guns in existence in a region as being the
>deterrent to crime.  Or maybe it is the percentage of individuals 
>who own guns.


Actually, Lott's work, which is what started this thread, was on the 
effect of concealed carry laws. As best I recall, he used either the 
presence of such a law or the number of permits that had been issued, 
depending on which regression (and what data he had).
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David Friedman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
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