Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review

fying a well-fitting model with existing data and statistical methods.⁷ In summary, the problems posed by high-dimensional estimation, misspecified models, and lack of knowledge of the correct set of explanatory variables seem insurmountable with observational data.

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Much current research in statistics and econometrics is directed at “dimension reduction.” This consists of imposing shape assumptions that are much weaker than those of models like 6.1 and 6.2 but strong enough to reduce the effective number of shapes that must be considered and thereby to increase estimation precision substantially. Although these techniques show considerable promise, they have not yet been developed sufficiently to be applicable to problems like estimation of the effects of right-to-carry laws.

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R12

Executive Summary 1-10

1 Introduction 11-18

2 Data for Measuring Firearms Violence and Ownership 19-52

3 Patterns of Firearm-Related Violence 53-71

4 Interventions Aimed at Illegal Firearm Acquisition 72-101

5 The Use of Firearms to Defend Against Criminals 102-119

6 Right-to-Carry Laws 120-151

7 Firearms and Suicide 152-200

8 Firearm Injury Prevention Programs 201-220

9 Criminal Justice Interventions to Reduce Firearm-Related Violence 221-241

References 242-268

Appendix A Dissent--James Q. Wilson 269-271

Appendix B Committee Response to Wilson’s Dissent 272-275

Appendix C Judicial Scrutiny of Challenged Gun Control Regulations: The Implications of an Individual Right Interpretation of the Second Amendment--Scott Gast 276-298

Appendix D Statistical Issues in the Evaluation of the Effects of Right-to-Carry Laws--Joel L. Horowitz 299-308

Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff 309-316

Index 317-328

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