Less CCW, More Murder

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Restrictive Concealed Weapons Laws Linked To Increase In Gun-Related Murders

There have been many conflicting studies on gun control but more limited research on assault weapon bans and CCW laws. Of those that do currently exist there has been a mix in the exact results, however, Lott and Mustard (1997) found those states with a less restrictive law saw a 7.65% drop in murders. The new study examines data from 1980 to 2009, one of the biggest time periods in research of this kind. It also looks solely at gun crime, rather than violent crime which is the case in similar research. State level data on gun related murder is taken from the Supplementary Homicide Reports from the United States Department of Justice and the information on CCW laws was obtained from a variety of United States bodies.

The conclusion was that limiting people’s ability to carry concealed weapons may cause murder rates to rise.

Does this make pro-gun-control politicians pro-murder?

After all, it's science.

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