TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - The Wisdom of Gun Prohibition
JO  - Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
A1  - Kaplan, J.
SP  - 11
EP  - 23
VL  - 455
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N2  - The fact that not everyone will obey a law is a very important determinant of the wisdom of its enactment. As applied to gun prohibition legislation, widespread violation of the law may place upon us unacceptable societal costs of enforcement, which would cast doubt upon the wisdom of enacting what might be thought to be a reasonable policy.<p /> 
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SN  - 0002-7162
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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