Re-estimating gun-policy effects according to a national science academy report: Were previous reports of failure pre-mature?

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-95

  La Valle, James M ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016363517     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2010.9721280     Document Type: Article

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