The purpose of the present study is to examine the link between gun ownership rates and homicide rates. Using a very large cross-sectional survey dataset in order to obtain estimates for household-level gun ownership rates, and state-level data on homicides, the results indicate that gun ownership rates have a statistically significant and positive effect on the homicide rates at the 10% significance level. This result suggests that efforts to restrict access to firearms may reduce murders. © 2008 Taylor & Francis.
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Gius, M. (2009). The effect of gun ownership rates on homicide rates: A state-level analysis. Applied Economics Letters, 16(17), 1687–1690. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850701675508
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