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Journal Articles
Abstract:
We review the evidence pertinent to judging
the effectiveness of policies to reduce the
use of firearms in crime. One goal is to
correct popular misconceptions based on such
sources as bumper-strip slogans (“Guns don’t
kill people, people kill people”) and
Michael Moore’s documentary Bowling for
Columbine. A second goal is to describe an
evidence-based approach to firearms policy.
We conclude that a promising strategy for
reducing gun violence is to make guns a
legal liability to criminals, a goal that
can be furthered through a variety of both
regulatory and law-enforcement tactics.
Furthermore, while existing “supply side”
regulations on gun transfers (what most
people mean by “gun control”) do not appear
to have had much effect, several innovative
approaches to shrinking the illicit market
are worth serious consideration.