TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The impact of 1998 Massachusetts gun laws on suicide: a synthetic control approach
JO  - Economics letters
A1  - Kahane, Leo H.
A1  - Sannicandro, Peter
SP  - 104
EP  - 108
VL  - 174
IS  - 
N2  - In 1998 Massachusetts enacted nearly two dozen gun laws. Using the synthetic control method, we find evidence that these laws led to reduced overall suicide rates for several years, and a sustained reduction in suicides carried out with a firearm.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1765
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.11.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -