In an experiment performed by Berkowitz and LePage in 1967, this “weapons effect” was examined. Ultimately, when study participants were provoked their reaction was substantially more aggressive when a gun was visibly present in the room as opposed to a more benign object like a tennis racket.[112] Other similar experiments like those conducted by Carson, Marcus-Newhall and Miller yield similar results.[113] Such results imply that the presence of a gun in an altercation could elicit an aggressive reaction which may result in the committing of a homicide. However, such a reaction has only been proved in an experimental setting and there is no evidence that suggests this would be true in a practical or realistic setting.