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more guns, less crime hypothesis: a standalone construct

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more guns, lesscrime hypothesis1 CONSTRUCTMore guns, less crimeLOTT · LAW AND ECONOMICS

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the contested hypothesis that laws allowing concealed handgun carrying deter violent crime by raising offenders' expected costs.

In law and economics, more guns, less crime hypothesis refers to the contested hypothesis that laws allowing concealed handgun carrying deter violent crime by raising offenders' expected costs. This meaning comes from Lott (1997) in The Journal of Legal Studies.[1]

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  1. Lott, Jr., J. R., & Mustard, D. B. (1997). Crime, Deterrence, and Right‐to‐Carry Concealed Handguns. The Journal of Legal Studies, 26(1), 1-68. https://doi.org/10.1086/467988

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