This analysis was clear and powerful. It changed the way I see the problem of violence. I have two questions that no doubt will require additional data. First, has there been a marked increase in the availability of guns in neighborhoods where violence is already concentrated? The gun sales data are not spatially specific. Second, is the increased presence ghost guns sufficient to influence the growth in violent crime? A young prosecutor remarked to me last week that he saw ghost guns as the next big threat to community safety.
This analysis was clear and powerful. It changed the way I see the problem of violence. I have two questions that no doubt will require additional data. First, has there been a marked increase in the availability of guns in neighborhoods where violence is already concentrated? The gun sales data are not spatially specific. Second, is the increased presence ghost guns sufficient to influence the growth in violent crime? A young prosecutor remarked to me last week that he saw ghost guns as the next big threat to community safety.