{"id":210067,"date":"2024-12-01T18:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=210067"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:16:52","slug":"study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Defends Concealed Carry Laws, Challenges Previous Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their paper, <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5030956#\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research\" title=\"Study Defends Concealed Carry Laws, Challenges Previous Research\">Estimating the Effect of Concealed Carry Laws on Murder<\/a>,&#8221;<\/strong> economists Carlisle Moody and John R. Lott push back against claims that right-to-carry laws increase violent crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their research highlights flaws in prior studies and provides fresh evidence that concealed carry laws may reduce murder rates over the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Forward this video to friends &amp; family to understand just how evil the government has been<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XgRnikMK6J\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research\" title=\"Study Defends Concealed Carry Laws, Challenges Previous Research\">pic.twitter.com\/XgRnikMK6J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1862633099906937251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research\" title=\"Study Defends Concealed Carry Laws, Challenges Previous Research\">November 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-problem-flawed-data-and-comparisons\">The Problem: Flawed Data and Comparisons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody and Lott\u2019s work critiques how prior studies, such as those by Bondy, Donohue, and others, analyze the effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/9-critical-concealed-carry-lessons-ep-4-lights-lasers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research\" title=\"Study Defends Concealed Carry Laws, Challenges Previous Research\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3613\">concealed carry<\/a> laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These studies often truncate their data, focusing only on &#8220;late-adopting&#8221; states (those implementing right-to-carry laws after 1991). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach, the authors argue, leads to \u201cforbidden comparisons\u201d by comparing the effects of late adoption to states that had already adopted right-to-carry laws years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors demonstrate that such comparisons can produce misleading results, showing increases in crime where none exist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also criticize these studies for overlooking key variables, such as differences in fees and training requirements across states. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>States like Illinois, a late adopter, have significantly higher permit fees and training requirements, reducing the number of permits issued.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early-adopting states, which often have fewer restrictions, see greater permit issuance and potentially larger crime-reduction effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-findings\">Key Findings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a more comprehensive dataset spanning from 1970 to 2018, Moody and Lott applied advanced statistical methods that account for state and time-based differences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their findings challenge earlier claims:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both right-to-carry and <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/critics-on-tennessees-constitutional-carry-law-about-to-turn-memphis-into-ok-corral\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research\" title=\"Study Defends Concealed Carry Laws, Challenges Previous Research\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3614\">constitutional carry laws<\/a> were associated with <strong>lower murder rates<\/strong> in the long term, though the effects were not always statistically significant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earlier-adopting states saw greater reductions in crime compared to late adopters, suggesting that implementation barriers (e.g., high fees) limit the benefits of concealed carry laws.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The supposed increases in crime found in previous studies may result from <strong>biased comparisons<\/strong> and truncated data samples.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-critique-of-bondy-et-al\">Critique of Bondy et al.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody and Lott specifically address criticisms from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0144818823000194\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-defends-concealed-carry-laws-challenges-previous-research\" title=\"Study Defends Concealed Carry Laws, Challenges Previous Research\">2023 paper by Bondy, Cai, and Donohue<\/a>, which claimed that concealed carry laws increased homicide rates. They argue Bondy\u2019s analysis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Relied heavily on truncated data (1991-2018), amplifying biases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Failed to account for variations in permit accessibility and adoption timing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Used selective event-study methods that artificially inflated short-term crime increases without considering long-term effects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBondy et al.\u2019s selective methodology misses the bigger picture,\u201d the authors state. \u201cWhen all data is considered, there is no evidence that right-to-carry laws significantly increase murder rates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-call-for-better-research\">A Call for Better Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody and Lott advocate for comprehensive, long-term studies that include all states and account for critical factors like permit fees, training requirements, and the timeline of law implementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also urge researchers to move away from outdated statistical methods, such as two-way fixed effects models, which they argue are ill-suited for this type of analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The debate over concealed carry laws continues to divide researchers and policymakers. However, Moody and Lott\u2019s study highlights the importance of thorough, unbiased analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their findings suggest that concealed carry laws may contribute to lower murder rates, challenging the anti-gun narrative that such laws are harmful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2A advocates, this study reinforces the argument that concealed carry rights play a vital role in public safety, especially in states where implementation barriers are minimal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research also underscores the need for vigilance in how gun-related policies are evaluated and debated.  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