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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 20 October 2014 11:12:38AM 1 point [-]

Making an open call for interesting papers people may have read arguing for effect (one way or another) of gun legislation on [interesting outcomes]. Gwern, do you know anything, maybe?

Comment author: gwern 20 October 2014 07:55:42PM 3 points [-]

No. I don't pay any attention to gun control - too politicized, the data too weak, and too irrelevant to my life to make it worthwhile. (Everyone agrees it's a good idea to be careful with your own guns, and there's little you can do about crime.)