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Stricter gun control laws reduce violent crime.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Stricter gun control laws reduce violent crime?

Partly. Evidence is mixed and partial: a city-level study of 1,078 U.S. cities found gun control laws generally show no effect on crime rates, and evaluations of the 1994 assault weapons ban and two Illinois local laws found inconclusive or only temporary effects. On the other side, Australian data report murders falling after the 1996 gun ban, and one study links stricter laws to fewer gun homicides, but none of these settles the general claim that stricter gun control laws reduce violent crime.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 5 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Did violent gun crime rates rise in Australia after the 1996 gun control laws?
2013
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Did violent gun crime rates rise in Australia after the 1996 gun control laws?. (2013). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/18788/did-violent-gun-crime-rates-rise-in-australia-after-the-1996-gun-control-laws

Evidence against · 5
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act

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The burden of firearm violence in the United States: stricter laws result in safer states -
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The burden of firearm violence in the United States: stricter laws result in safer states - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v10i1.951

State Gun Control Laws, Gun Ownership and the Supply of Homicide Organ Donors
2020
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Bilgel, F. (2020). State Gun Control Laws, Gun Ownership and the Supply of Homicide Organ Donors. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2020.105925

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Does Gun Control Reduce Violent Crime?
2016
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Kleck, G., Kovandzic, T. V., & Bellows, J. (2016). Does Gun Control Reduce Violent Crime?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2807634

Does Gun Control Reduce Violent Crime?
2016
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Kleck, G., Kovandzic, T., & Bellows, J. (2016). Does Gun Control Reduce Violent Crime?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734016816670457

Impact of Changes to Concealed Carry Weapons Laws on Fatal and Nonfatal Violent Crime, 1980-2019.
2022
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Doucette, M. L., McCourt, A. D., Crifasi, C., & Webster, D. W. (2022). Impact of Changes to Concealed Carry Weapons Laws on Fatal and Nonfatal Violent Crime, 1980-2019.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwac160

Firearm violence and the effects of gun control legislation
1988
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Firearm violence and the effects of gun control legislation. (1988). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00922768

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