PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - McClellan, Chandler
AU  - Tekin, Erdal
TI  - Stand Your Ground Laws, Homicides, and Injuries
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.52.3.0613-5723R2
DP  - 2017 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 621--653
VI  - 52
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/52/3/621.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/52/3/621.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2017 Jul 01; 52
AB  - This paper examines the impact of Stand Your Ground laws on firearm homicides and injuries. Using state-level monthly data and a difference-in-difference identification strategy, we find that these laws result in an increase in homicides. According to our estimates, at least 30 individuals are killed each month as a result of Stand Your Ground laws. Furthermore, we document evidence to suggest that these laws also are associated with an increase in hospitalizations related to firearm-inflicted injuries. Taken together, the findings in this paper raise serious doubts against the argument that Stand Your Ground laws make the public safer.