A study by Mark Gius, an economist at Quinnipiac University, shows
states with restrictive concealed weapons laws had higher gun-related
murder rates, and that assault weapons bans had no real impact on murder
rates at the state level.
“These results suggest that restrictive concealed weapons laws may
cause an increase in gun-related murders at the state level,” Gius wrote
in his summary.
Results that will not be well received by gun control advocates.
The study, published in “
Applied Economics Letters,” set out to “determine the effects of state-level assault weapons bans and concealed weapons laws on state murder rates.”
Gius further summarized:
Using data for the period 1980 to 2009 and controlling
for state and year fixed effects, the results of the present study
suggest that states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed
weapons had higher gun-related murder rates than other states. It was
also found that assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder
rates at the state level.
“Specifically, the study shows that less restrictive concealed carry laws save lives, while gun control can endanger them,” AWR Hawkins wrote in a review for Breitbart News.
In response to critics, who claim that study’s abstract is
insufficient to draw accurate conclusions, Hawkins pointed out that
Breitbart News obtained the entire study, adding that “the more we read
the more support we found for Gius’ claims.”
Hawkins is a military historian who holds a Ph.D. from Texas Tech
University, and also contributes to Pajamas Media and
Townhall.com.
This article was posted: Sunday, January 5, 2014 at 5:54 am
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