More guns, less crime : understanding crime and gun-control laws / John R. Lott, Jr.
2010
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Ebrary electronic monographs.
Title
More guns, less crime : understanding crime and gun-control laws / John R. Lott, Jr.
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Edition
3rd ed.
Imprint
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Description
xii, 442 pages : illustrations
Formatted Contents Note
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Introduction
How to test the effects of gun control
Gun ownership, gun laws, and the data on crime
Concealed-handgun laws and crime rates: the empirical evidence
The victims and the benefits from protection
What determines arrest rates and the passage of concealed-handgun laws?
The political and academic debate
Some final thoughts
1996 update
A decade later: thirty years of data and nine more states
Appendixes.
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Introduction
How to test the effects of gun control
Gun ownership, gun laws, and the data on crime
Concealed-handgun laws and crime rates: the empirical evidence
The victims and the benefits from protection
What determines arrest rates and the passage of concealed-handgun laws?
The political and academic debate
Some final thoughts
1996 update
A decade later: thirty years of data and nine more states
Appendixes.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Language
English
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
ISBN
9780226493664 paperback alkaline paper
0226493660 paperback alkaline paper
9780226493671 e-book
0226493660 paperback alkaline paper
9780226493671 e-book
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