An Evaluation of the 1977 Canadian Firearm Legislation: Robbery Involving a Firearm

Author: Mauser, Gary A. / Maki, Dennis
Publication: Applied Economics
Topics: Gun Carrying International Legislation and Policy Social Science
Keywords: Canada ROBBERY cross-sectional time series
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The authors used a pooled cross-section, time series model to evaluate how the 1977 Canadian firearm legislation affected armed robberies between 1974 to 1992. They found that it neither reduced robbery involving firearms nor did it have a significant effect on the total robbery or armed robbery rates. Instead, the authors suggest that the legislation may have increased firearm robberies.