Kleck, Gary; Kovandzic, Tomislav; Schaffer, Mark E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
The positive correlation between gun prevalence and homicide rates has been widely documented. But does this … endogeneity problems. When the problem is ignored, gun levels are associated with higher rates of gun homicide; when the problem … positive effect on homicide rates: ceteris paribus, more guns do not mean more crime. …