TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - The Impact of Right-to-Carry Concealed Firearm Laws on Mass Public Shootings
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Moody, Carlisle E.
A1  - Kovandzic, Tomislav Victor
A1  - Duwe, G.
SP  - 271
EP  - 296
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - Right-to-carry (RTC) laws mandate that concealed weapon permits be granted to qualifiedapplicants. Such laws could reduce the number of mass public shootings as prospectiveshooters consider the possibility of encountering armed civilians. However, these laws might increase the number of shootings by making it easier for prospective shooters to acquire guns. We evaluate 25 RTC laws using state panel data for 1977 through 1999. We estimate numerous Poisson and negative binomial models and find virtually no supportfor the hypothesis that the laws increase or reduce the number of mass public shootings.<p />
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SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/108876702237341
ID  - ref1
ER  -