+ The crime drop in America: an exploration of some recent crime trends
- Author:
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Blumstein, Alfred
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology & Crime Prevention
- Topics:
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Crime, Gun Carrying, Supply, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
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DRUG traffic, GUN control, IMPRISONMENT, MURDER, ROBBERY
The author examined data from the annual Federal Bureau of Investigation annual volume Crime in the United States, a compilation based on crimes reported by the police. Between 1993 and 2000 the United...
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+ Reduction in FFLs: A step in the right direction
- Author:
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Azrael, D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Criminology, Legislation and Policy, Supply, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Audit, Dealer, Firearms, UNITED States, gun market
The author responds to an article published by Koper in Criminology & Public Policy. She notes that, after the 1993-1994 reforms regarding federal firearms licensing requirements, the marginal cost of...
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+ Crime Control Via Federal Dealer Regulation
- Author:
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Jacobs, James B.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Criminology, Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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FIREARMS & crime, Firearms, PURCHASING, UNITED States
The author questions whether regulation of the federal firearms licensees (FFLs) could have a crime-reducing effect. He suggests that as few as only a quarter of all criminals get their guns from FFLs...
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+ Federal Legislation and Gun Markets: How Much Have Recent Reforms of the Federal Firearms Licensing System Reduced Criminal Gun Suppliers
- Author:
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Koper, Christopher S.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Criminology, Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Crime Prevention, Federal legislation, Weapons, guns
The author evaluates the impact of the 1993 and 1994 federal legislation which established new fees and application criteria for federal firearm licensees (FFLs) and the increased regulation of the gun...
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+ Countermarketing in the courts: The case of marketing channels and firearms diversion
- Author:
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Bradford, K. D. / Gundlach, G. T. / Wilkie, W. L.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Public Policy & Marketing
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Distribution system, Diversion, Marketing, UNITED States
The authors examine ways in which the firearms distribution system in the U.S. both contributes to and addresses the problem of diversion of firearms from legal to illegal market. There are six principle...
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+ Firearms laws and the reduction of violence: A systematic review
- Author:
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Hahn, Robert A. / Bilukha, Oleg / Crosby, Alex / Fullilove, Mindy T. / Liberman, Akiva / Moscicki, Eve / Snyder, Susan / Tuma, Farris / Briss, Peter A.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Storage, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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"Shall issue" laws, Bans and restrictions, PREVENTION, Registration and Licensing, Violence
The effectiveness of seven firearms laws was evaluated through a systematic review of literature. Literature on the following laws was reviewed: bans on specified firearms or ammunition, restrictions...
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+ Bad apples and smoking barrels: Private actions for public nuisance against the gun industry
- Author:
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Kintner, E. L.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Iowa Law Review
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Injury, Mortality, Public nuisance, distribution, lawsuits
Lawsuits brought against the gun industry on public nuisance charges by public officials and private individuals were reviewed. The historical context of private actions for public nuisance was set out,...
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+ The market for new handguns: An empirical investigation
- Author:
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Bice, D. C. / Hemley, D. D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Law & Economics
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Market, SUPPLY, handguns, sales data
The authors used sales data for the period 1961-1994 to create a supply-and-demand model for the emerging handgun market, by evaluating the effect of price, income, expenditures on police, violent crime...
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+ The illegal supply of firearms
- Author:
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Braga, A. A. / Cook, P. J. / Kennedy, D. M. / Moore, M. H.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Crime and Justice: a Review of Research
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CRIMINALS, Firearms, Market, SUPPLY, Youth
The authors examined current literature detailing research on how firearms markets supplying youths and criminals are structured and operated and reviewed supply-side strategies to reduce the availability...
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