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Looking Down the Barrel of a Loaded Gun: The Effect of Mandatory Handgun Purchase Delays on Homicide and Suicide

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  • Griffin Edwards
  • Erik Nesson
  • Joshua J. Robinson
  • Fredrick Vars

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We exploit within‐state variation across time in both the existence and length of statutory delays – both explicit wait periods and delays created by licensing requirements – between the purchase and delivery of a firearm to examine the effect of purchase delays on homicides and suicides. We find that the existence of a purchase delay reduces firearm‐related suicides by between 2% and 5% with no statistically significant increase in non‐firearm suicides. Purchase delays are not associated with statistically significant changes in homicide rates.

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  • Griffin Edwards & Erik Nesson & Joshua J. Robinson & Fredrick Vars, 2018. "Looking Down the Barrel of a Loaded Gun: The Effect of Mandatory Handgun Purchase Delays on Homicide and Suicide," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 128(616), pages 3117-3140, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:econjl:v:128:y:2018:i:616:p:3117-3140
    DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12567
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