Guns and crime

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 720-736

  Moody, Carlisle E ^a   Marvell, Thomas B ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b Justec Research   (United States)

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EID: 18144418194     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20062076     Document Type: Article

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