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Gun control in Florida

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Date Issued:
2009
Summary:
In 1987, Florida passed a Right to Carry Law, allowing citizens to purchase a concealed weapons license. Bill proponents believe that an armed citizenry will deter crime. This study examines the relationship between gun control legislation and violent crime in Florida. By using multiple regression analysis, I conclude that gun control legislation has a significant effect on homicide rates, and the presence of national economic conditions is associated with violent crime in Florida.
Title: Gun control in Florida: an analysis of the Right to Carry Law of 1987.
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Name(s): Mathews, Sunil.
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Thesis
Issuance: multipart monograph
Date Issued: 2009
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: [v], 25 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: In 1987, Florida passed a Right to Carry Law, allowing citizens to purchase a concealed weapons license. Bill proponents believe that an armed citizenry will deter crime. This study examines the relationship between gun control legislation and violent crime in Florida. By using multiple regression analysis, I conclude that gun control legislation has a significant effect on homicide rates, and the presence of national economic conditions is associated with violent crime in Florida.
Identifier: 781626429 (oclc), 3325083 (digitool), FADT3325083 (IID), fau:1383 (fedora)
Note(s): by Sunil Mathews.
Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Honors College, 2009.
Includes bibliography.
Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject(s): United States. 2nd Amendment.
Firearms ownership -- Law and legislation -- Florida
Violence -- Florida -- Prevention
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- Florida
Gun control -- Florida
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