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John Donohue

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Gun Control

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Why The Nra Fights Background Checks, John J. Donohue Apr 2013

Why The Nra Fights Background Checks, John J. Donohue

John Donohue

"We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone." Did President Barack Obama say that? No, that's from an advertisement taken out by the NRA in USA Today in 1999.

But a more powerful NRA today is in no mood to follow the slogan of their "be reasonable" ad campaign of 14 years ago. This relatively small group -- the NRA boasts that it has 4.5 million members, which is peanuts compared to the roughly 40 million AARP members -- might have the political power to …


More Guns, Less Crime Fails Again: The Latest Evidence From 1977 – 2006, John Donohue, Ian Ayres Apr 2009

More Guns, Less Crime Fails Again: The Latest Evidence From 1977 – 2006, John Donohue, Ian Ayres

John Donohue

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Yet Another Refutation Of The More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis – With Some Help From Moody And Marvell, Ian Ayres, John Donohue Dec 2008

Yet Another Refutation Of The More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis – With Some Help From Moody And Marvell, Ian Ayres, John Donohue

John Donohue

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The Final Bullet In The Body Of The More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis, John Donohue Jun 2003

The Final Bullet In The Body Of The More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis, John Donohue

John Donohue

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