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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Professor (Emeritus) Joseph Olson, J.D.(*Honors,* Duke)
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Hamline University School of Law (MS-D2037)
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St. Paul, MN 55113-1235
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[email protected] <[email protected]>
http://law.hamline.edu/constitutional_law/joseph_olson.html
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