Date of Award
5-25-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Criminology and Criminal Justice and University Honors
Department
Criminology and Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Christopher Carey
Subjects
Firearms ownership -- United States, Gun control -- United States, Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States, Concealed carry of firearms -- Social aspects
DOI
10.15760/honors.722
Abstract
This thesis takes an exploratory look at shall issue and may issue concealed carry laws using a comparative study with a sample of may issue states and shall issue states. The comparison is done over 3 sections: general crime rate, location of incidents and victim relationship to the offender. While the study found some patterns significant within the data, the lack of sufficient sample size severely limits the weight of anything found. Within the data, however, the study found a possible relationship between shall issue states and a higher percentage of romantic partner offenders, and a higher percentage of offenses in shops in stores. The study also found a potential relationship between may issue states and a higher percentage of offenders who were strangers to the victim and a higher percentage of incidents out in the street or alleys or inside a house/domicile.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28843
Recommended Citation
Mazzella, Patrick R. and Carey, Christopher, "May Issue vs. Shall Issue Concealed Carry Laws: An Exploration of the Breakdown of Crime, Victim Relationship and Location" (2019). University Honors Theses. Paper 705.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/honorstheses/705
10.15760/honors.722