From James Freeman in the Wall Street Journal referenced our paper at the Social Science Research Network.
What Would We Do Without Gun Control Experts?
“Regarding proposals that can reduce mass public shootings, while public health researchers give a score of at least 5.5 on a 1 to 10 scale for two types of gun control regulations (gun and ammunition bans as well as universal background checks), criminologists and economists only give that high of a score to just one type of gun regulation (eliminating gun-free zones).“Regarding proposals that can reduce murder rates, while public health researchers give a score of at least 5.5 on a 1 to 10 scale for one type of gun control regulation (universal background checks), economists only give that high of a score to just one kind of gun regulation (eliminating gun-free zones)… As a group, criminologists are generally extremely skeptical of gun control regulations… Economists are even more skeptical…”
— “Berg, MD, Arthur and Lott, John R. and Mauser, Gary A., Do Researchers from Different Fields have a Consensus on Gun Control Laws and do Registered Voters Agree with any of them?”, August 20.
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