TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Testing for the Effects of Concealed Weapons Laws: Specification Errors and Robustness
JO  - Journal of law and economics
A1  - Moody, Carlisle E.
SP  - 799
EP  - 813
VL  - 44
IS  - 2
N2  - In 1997, John Lott and David Mustard published an important paper in which they found that right-to-carry concealed weapons laws reduce violent crime. Although Lott and Mustard appear to do all possible variations of the analysis, a closer reading reveals that the study might suffer from several possibly important errors. I reestimate the model and check for incorrect functional form, omitted variables, and possible second-order bias in the t-ratios. Lott and Mustard's basic conclusions are generally robust with respect to these potential econometric problems. Overall, right-to-carry concealed weapons laws tend to reduce violent crime. The effect on property crime is more uncertain. I find evidence that these laws also reduce burglary.<p /> 
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SN  - 0022-2186
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -