TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Do firearm markets comply with firearm restrictions? How the Massachusetts assault weapons ban enforcement notice changed registered firearm sales
JO  - Journal of empirical legal studies
A1  - Balakrishna, Meenakshi
A1  - Wilbur, Kenneth C.
SP  - 60
EP  - 89
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - How well do firearm markets comply with firearm restrictions? The Massachusetts Attorney General issued an Enforcement Notice in 2016 to announce a new interpretation of the key phrase "copies and duplicates" in the state's assault weapons ban. The Enforcement Notice increased assault rifle sales by 1349 (+560%) within 5 days, followed by a reduction of 211 (−58%) over the next 3 weeks. Assault rifle sales were 64%-66% lower in 2017 than in comparable earlier periods, suggesting that the Enforcement Notice reduced assault weapon sales but also that many banned weapons continued to be sold.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1740-1453
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jels.12307
ID  - ref1
ER  -