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More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws By John R. Lott, Jr. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1998, Pp. x, 225. $23.00

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  • William F. Shughart II, 1999. "More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws By John R. Lott, Jr. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1998, Pp. x, 225. $23.00," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 65(4), pages 978-981, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:soecon:v:65:y:1999:i:4:p:978-981
    DOI: 10.1002/j.2325-8012.1999.tb00220.x
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