The Impact of Gun Laws: A Model of Crime and Self-Defense

7 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2005

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Hugo M. Mialon

Emory University - Department of Economics

Thomas Wiseman

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Economics

Date Written: September 30, 2004

Abstract

We develop a model of crime and self-defense that provides a rationale both for the right to bear arms and for regulating this right. It also suggests that a severe punishment for gun crime might best guarantee both the security and freedom of potential victims.

Keywords: gun control, Second Amendment, deterrence

JEL Classification: K42

Suggested Citation

Mialon, Hugo M. and Wiseman, Thomas, The Impact of Gun Laws: A Model of Crime and Self-Defense (September 30, 2004). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=637562 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.637562

Hugo M. Mialon (Contact Author)

Emory University - Department of Economics ( email )

1602 Fishburne Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
United States

Thomas Wiseman

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Economics ( email )

Austin, TX 78712
United States

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