Tag Archives: gun proliferation

07.06.15
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Guns Don’t Deter Crime, Study Finds (2015)

TITLE: Guns Don’t Deter Crime, Study Finds (2015)
by Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor
DATE: 06 July 2015 Time: 09:42 AM ET
NEWS RELEASE URL: http://m.livescience.com/51446-guns-do-not-deter-crime.html?cmpid=514627_20150706_48708896&adbid=10152857235916761&adbpl=fb&adbpr=30478646760
JOURNAL URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26091930
AUTHORS: Monuteaux MC, Lee LK, Hemenway D, Mannix R, Fleegler EW.FINDINGS: Higher ownership of guns in a state is linked to more firearm robberies, more firearm assaults and more homicide in general. Thus, More guns = more gun crime. This throws cold water on the idea that a well-armed populace deters criminals or prevents murders.

12.30.12
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US Gun Policies: Facts You Should Know (2012)

TITLE: US Gun Policies: Facts You Should Know (2012)
SOURCE: Morss Global Finance
AUTHOR: Elliott R. Morss, Ph.D.
LINK: http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/us-gun-policies-facts-you-should-know/

NOTES: (1) The US ranks 1st against 177 other countries in the number of civilian guns owned – 270 million. (2) Of the countries that have more shootings than the US, most are from Central and South America where criminal elements developed to provide illegal drugs to the US. (3) In Japan, most kinds of guns are illegal…in 2008, there were 11 shooting homicides. Similarly, in 2009, only 18 people were murdered with a firearm in the UK. (4) In high income countries, guns are used primarily for suicides, not homicides. (5) Unintentional gun deaths are much higher where citizens own more guns.

12.28.12
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A Market Driven Solution to Counter the Proliferation of Gun Violence (2012)

TITLE: A Market Driven Solution to Counter the Proliferation of Gun Violence (2012)
SOURCE: Good Men Project
LINK: http://ht.ly/1QBtah
AUTHOR(s): Mark Greene

NOTES: Outlines rationale for requiring liability insurance for gun owners. Similar to auto insurance, rate would vary based on type of gun, age of owner, etc. Shifts burden of “regulation” & background checks to insurance industry, which is very good at risk analysis, & more efficient than government.

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