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The Decision to Carry

The Effect of Crime on Concealed-Carry Applications

Briggs Depew and Isaac D. Swensen
Journal of Human Resources, October 2019, 54 (4) 1121-1153; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.4.1016.8287R2

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Briggs Depew, Isaac D. Swensen
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