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The gun debate's new mythical number: How many defensive uses per year?

1997; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1520-6688(199722)16

1520-6688

Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig, David Hemenway,

Crime Patterns and Interventions

Journal of Policy Analysis and ManagementVolume 16, Issue 3 p. 463-469 Insights The gun debate's new mythical number:How many defensive uses per year? Philip J. Cook, Corresponding Author Philip J. Cook Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, 4875 Duke Station, Durham, NC 27706Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, 4875 Duke Station, Durham, NC 27706Search for more papers by this authorJens Ludwig, Jens Ludwig Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057Search for more papers by this authorDavid Hemenway, David Hemenway Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138Search for more papers by this author Philip J. Cook, Corresponding Author Philip J. Cook Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, 4875 Duke Station, Durham, NC 27706Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, 4875 Duke Station, Durham, NC 27706Search for more papers by this authorJens Ludwig, Jens Ludwig Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057Search for more papers by this authorDavid Hemenway, David Hemenway Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 December 1998 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199722)16:3 3.0.CO;2-FCitations: 24AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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