Do firearm purchase delay laws reduce aggregate homicide levels? Using quasi-experimental evidence from a 6-month countrywide gun demand shock starting in late 2012, we show that U.S. states with legislation preventing immediate handgun purchases experienced smaller increases in handgun sales....

Do firearm purchase delay laws reduce aggregate homicide levels? Using quasi-experimentalevidence from a 6-month countrywide gun demand shock starting in late 2012, we showthat U.S. states with legislation preventing immediate handgun purchases experiencedsmaller increases in handgun sales. Our...

Do firearm purchase delay laws reduce aggregate homicide levels? Using quasi-experimental evidence from a 6-month countrywide gun demand shock starting in late 2012, we show that U.S. states with legislation preventing immediate handgun purchases experienced smaller increases in handgun sales....