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The Short-Term and Localized Effect of Gun Shows: Evidence from California and Texas

Mark Duggan1; Randi Hjalmarsson2; Brian Jacob3

1 University of Maryland and NBER · 2 Queen Mary University of London · 3 University of Michigan and NBER

The Review of Economics and Statistics 2011 open access

Abstract We examine the effect of more than 3,400 gun shows using data from Gun and Knife Show Calendar and vital statistics data from California and Texas. Considering the one month following each show and a surrounding area ranging from 80 to 2,000 square miles, we find no evidence that gun shows increase either gun homicides or suicides. The similarity of our estimates for California and Texas suggests that the much tighter California gun show regulations do not substantially reduce the number of firearms-related deaths in that state. Using incident-level crime data for Houston, Texas, we also find no evidence of an effect on other crime categories.

DOI
10.1162/rest_a_00120
Volume
93 (3)
Pages
786-799
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