1. Armona, L., & Rosenberg, A. (2025). Second-Best Amendment: Market Power and Tax Design in the Firearms Industry.

    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.

  2. Moshary, S., Shapiro, B. T., & Drango, S. (2025). Preferences for Firearms. American Economic Review: Insights.

    Note: The paper classifies all semi-automatic shotguns and rifles as "assault weapons" in it's estimation strategy. This is likely not well defended and can be relaxed. Also, if they have any information about where respondents are from, you can link purchase preferences to local laws