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The Cost of Gun Crime : Evidence from Gun Offender Registry on Housing Values

Tang, Cheng Keat - 2019

In this study, we estimate the cost of gun crime using a revealed preference framework by relying on an institutional … localized change in perceived crime risk after gun offenders move into the neighborhood and examine its impact on housing values … house price discounts. Based on our preferred specification, the cost of gun crime victimization is around $1.5 million and …

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Guns, Violence, and Schools : Policies to Prevent and Respond to School Shootings

Velez, Mark - 2013

The United States continues to deal with school shootings. The most recent massacre occurred in 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Several strategies have been used to try and prevent such tragedies from happening. These strategies have included tough gun laws,...

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The Number of Violent Crimes Involving Guns Has Been Exaggerated By An Over-Inclusive Definition of Gun Crime

Mauser, Gary A. - 2015

frequency that a gun was actually used to commit a violent crime. A Special Request revealed that a gun was actually used in …

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Gun Control

Cook, Philip J.; Braga, Anthony A.; Moore, Mark H. - 2003

discussion follows of the more contentious issues, whether and how guns influence levels or seriousness of crime. We then …

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More Guns, More Crime

Duggan, Mark - 2001

This paper examines the relationship between gun ownership and crime. Previous research has suffered from a lack of … ownership on murders in which a gun is used. The effect of gun ownership on all other crime categories is much less marked … carrying concealed weapons on crime and reject the hypothesis that these laws led to increases in gun ownership or reductions …

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Sticking to One's Guns : Mass Shootings and the Political Economy of Gun Control in the U.S

Yousaf, Hasin - 2019

Do events that draw public attention towards an issue impact electoral outcomes? I compile data on mass shootings 2000-16 to analyze the impact of mass shootings on political outcomes. Using a Difference-in-Differences strategy, I find that Republicans lose votes in areas with mass shootings...

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Effects of Statewide Coronavirus Public Health Measures and State Gun Laws on American Gun Violence

McKay, Tara; Metzl, Jonathan; Piemonte, Jennifer - 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically shifted American public life, and with it patterns of gun violence. In this paper, we show that states’ efforts to contain COVID-19 infections through statewide emergency declarations, Stay at Home orders, and phased reopening have significantly...

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Where Are the Guns? Evaluating Gun Prevalence Measures and Their Connection with Homicides Using Gun Sales Data

Johnson, David Blake; Robinson, Joshua J.; Thompson, Alexi - 2022

One of the most controversial elements of research in gun violence is the debate surrounding which proxy for gun prevalence best captures the true variation in gun availability. We test the effectiveness of several common gun prevalence proxy variables against what is arguably the best measure...

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The effect of concealed-carry and handgun restrictions on gun-related deaths : evidence from the Sullivan Act of 1911

Depew, Briggs; Swensen, Isaac D. - In: The economic journal : the journal of the Royal … 132 (2022) 646, pp. 2118-2140

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Guns and Crime

Braga, Anthony A. - 2017

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