• Title of article

    The impact of gun laws: A model of crime and self-defense

  • Author/Authors

    Hugo M. Mialon، نويسنده , , Thomas Wiseman، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    170
  • To page
    175
  • Abstract
    We develop a model of crime and self-defense that provides a rationale both for the right to bear arms and for regulating this right. It also suggests that a severe punishment for gun crime might best guarantee both the security and freedom of potential victims
  • Keywords
    Deterrence , Second amendment , Gun control
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    435719