CONCEALED CARRY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES

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Bowles, N. (2016). CONCEALED CARRY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Mass shootings frequently provoke discussion around the adequacy of firearm legislation, and what can be done to prevent future attacks. Previous literature examining the relationship between concealed handgun laws and mass shootings provides contradictory findings on what effect gun laws have. Data was used to create a fixed-effects model to estimate if state level concealed carry laws have an effect on the amount of victims a state incurs in a year. Results indicate that concealed carry laws are not significant when estimating the severity of a mass shooting, and are likely not considered when planning an attack. Findings indicate that mass shooting prevention should not focus on concealed carry laws, and efforts would be better spent on studying what motivates the attacks.

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Author

Bowles, Nicholas

Title

CONCEALED CARRY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES

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1 online resource (37 pages) : PDF

Date

2016

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Mass shootings frequently provoke discussion around the adequacy of firearm legislation, and what can be done to prevent future attacks. Previous literature examining the relationship between concealed handgun laws and mass shootings provides contradictory findings on what effect gun laws have. Data was used to create a fixed-effects model to estimate if state level concealed carry laws have an effect on the amount of victims a state incurs in a year. Results indicate that concealed carry laws are not significant when estimating the severity of a mass shooting, and are likely not considered when planning an attack. Findings indicate that mass shooting prevention should not focus on concealed carry laws, and efforts would be better spent on studying what motivates the attacks.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Economics
Criminology

Degree

M.S.

Keywords

Firearm
Guns
Law
Murder
Shooting

Subject Area

Economics

Advisor(s)

Depken, Craig

Committee Members

Stivender, Carol
Tseng, Hui-Kuan

Degree Note

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2016.

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