@article{ref1,
title="The effect of gun ownership rates on homicide rates: a state-level analysis",
journal="Applied economics letters",
year="2009",
author="Gius, Mark P.",
volume="16",
number="17",
pages="1687-1690",
abstract="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.<p />",
language="",
issn="1350-4851",
doi="10.1080/13504850701675508",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504850701675508"
}