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Gius, Mark. “An Examination of the Effects of Concealed Weapons Laws and Assault

Weapons Bans on State-Level Murder Rates.” Applied Economics Letters, vol. 21, no.

4, 2014, pp. 265-267.

The objective of this research paper is to evaluate the impact of concealed gun laws

and the prohibition of assault weapons on the rate of murder. The author argues that states

which have more restrictions on carrying concealed guns have a higher rate of gun-related

deaths. The study is based on literature reviews and data collected between 1980-2009 on

gun-related deaths. The author analyses the topic based on various renowned cases of gun-

related murders. The study concludes that restricting concealed weapons can result in

increased cases of gun-related deaths at the state-level. This source is beneficial for the

research paper since it provides a relationship between assault and concealed weapons, and

gun-related murders in different states. The strength of the study is that it covers a wide

period in its analysis.

Kopel, David B. “The Great Gun Control War of the Twentieth Century-And Its Lessons for

Gun Laws Today.” Fordham Urb. LJ, vol. pp. 39, 2011, 1527-1601.

The article provides a historical overview of the evolvement and amendments in the

gun laws across the twentieth century. The author evaluates of the impact on the changes in

the gun laws today. The findings of the article are based on different state laws and

symposium papers relating to gun control regulations. This article is suitable for the research

paper since it provides reasons for the formulation of different gun control laws. It also

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evaluates how the current policies were influenced by previous laws. The conclusion of this

study is similar to that of Lott since they both stipulate that tight firearm control policies

causes a decrease in crime rate, however, murder remains high. A limitation of the study is

that does not give explicit details on the direct relationship between strict laws and more

deaths.

Krouse, William J. “Gun control legislation.” Library of Congress, Washington DC

Congressional Research Service, 2010.

Krouse, an expert in Domestic Security and Crime Policy, provides an analysis report

in the various legislations relating to gun control. The main argument of the report is to

evaluate whether gun control legislations reduces violent crimes. It also provides an analysis

of whether restrictive gun control legislations have a negative impact on the ability of citizens

protecting themselves from gun attackers. The report is based on other literature materials, as

well as other available reports on gun control policies and Acts. This report is beneficial for

the study since it helps to answer the objective of the research, and it is also useful in making

recommendations on the findings. This source differs from other sources since it is presented

as a congress report, while others are articles and books.

Lott, John R. More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws.

University of Chicago Press, 2013.

The primary arguments in the book relate to issues such as the effect of gun control,

gun ownership, benefits of gun protection, and the politics around gun control laws. The

author seeks to find out whether high crime rate results in increased gun ownership using data

at the county level. This author regards his work to be used by future researchers to gain

further insight into crime and gun control laws. This book is useful to the study since it

provides a direct relationship between gun laws and the rate of crime. The main observation

made by the author is that the rate of crime has a positive correlation with stringent gun

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control laws. The strength of this source is that it is comprehensive as it analyses data from

3,054 counties across the U.S.

Squires, Peter. Gun Culture or Gun Control? Firearms and Violence: Safety and Society.

Routledge, 2012.

Squires provides a substantial analysis of the various political and social reactions that

are attached to gun-related incidences. The author gives a non-biased analysis of the impact

of gun control policies in the United States and Britain. The primary arguments in the book

relate to different policies adopted by the two countries, the social history of guns, media

coverage on gun-related issues, and the future of firearms in society. This book is useful to

the study since it gives an analysis of the social impact of gun policies. This source differs

from the other sources since is analysis is mainly based on the case study of Britain and U.S.

A strength of this source is that the data used is not only limited to the United States but also

covers gun control issues in Britain.

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Works Cited

Gius, Mark. “An Examination of the Effects of Concealed Weapons Laws and Assault

Weapons Bans on State-Level Murder Rates.” Applied Economics Letters, vol. 21, no.

4, 2014, pp. 265-267.

Kopel, David B. “The Great Gun Control War of the Twentieth Century-And Its Lessons for

Gun Laws Today.” Fordham Urb. LJ, vol. pp. 39, 2011, 1527-1601.

Krouse, William J. “Gun Control Legislation.” Library of Congress, Washington DC

Congressional Research Service, 2010.

Lott, John R. More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws.

University of Chicago Press, 2013.

Squires, Peter. Gun culture or gun control? Firearms and Violence: Safety and society.

Routledge, 2012.

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