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Handgun waiting periods reduce gun deaths

Handgun waiting periods are laws that impose a delay between the initiation of a purchase and final acquisition of a firearm. We show that waiting periods, which create a “cooling off” period among buyers, significantly reduce the incidence of gun violence. We estimate the impact of waiting periods...

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Autores principales: Luca, Michael, Malhotra, Deepak, Poliquin, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5699026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29078268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619896114