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Second-Best Amendment: Market Power and Tax Design in the Firearms Industry
Armona, L., & Rosenberg, A. (2025)
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Note: Other work points to people having stated preference for type of guns over safety concerns (Alsan et al, 2026 NBER WP). If consumer preference is also based around meeting safety objectives, likely welfare estimates are wrong. A handgun I can conceal/open carry, not so with an AR.