New Study Demolishes Almost Every Gun Control Myth

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By Noah Rothman
January 3, 2014

A study published in the latest issue of the academic journal Applied Economics Letters took on many of the claims made regularly by advocates of stricter gun laws. The study determined that nearly every claim made in support of stronger restrictions on gun ownership is not supported by an exhaustive analysis of crime statistics. The study, “An examination of the effects of concealed weapons laws and assault weapons bans on state-level murder rates,” conducted by Quinnipiac University economist Mark Gius, examined nearly 30 years of statistics and concluded that stricter gun laws do not result in a reduction in gun...

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New Study Demolishes Almost Every Gun Control Myth | Mediaite

There seems to be false Liberal idea that taking guns away from honest citizens will lower crime, when it's been proven the opposite in places like the UK.
 
By Noah Rothman
January 3, 2014

A study published in the latest issue of the academic journal Applied Economics Letters took on many of the claims made regularly by advocates of stricter gun laws. The study determined that nearly every claim made in support of stronger restrictions on gun ownership is not supported by an exhaustive analysis of crime statistics. The study, “An examination of the effects of concealed weapons laws and assault weapons bans on state-level murder rates,” conducted by Quinnipiac University economist Mark Gius, examined nearly 30 years of statistics and concluded that stricter gun laws do not result in a reduction in gun...

[Excerpt]

Read more:
New Study Demolishes Almost Every Gun Control Myth | Mediaite

There seems to be false Liberal idea that taking guns away from honest citizens will lower crime, when it's been proven the opposite in places like the UK.

Did you read the study?

You linked to an article about the study's abstract. The study itself is behind a pay wall and I'm not inclined to spend the money.
 
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