Moody, Carlisle E.; Marvell, Thomas B. - In: Southern Economic Journal 71 (2005) 4, pp. 720-736
We estimate several models of handguns and crime based on state-level panel data for 1977–1998 using both General Social Survey data on gun availability and a new measure of handgun prevalence. We find that handguns have a negligible effect on crime. Apparently, there is either no causation...