Why do people support gun control?: Alternative explanations of support for handgun bans

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 496-504

  Kleck, Gary ^a   Gertz, Marc ^a   Bratton, Jason ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70249090018     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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