More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072BVYMSK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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More than a decade later, it continues to play a key role in ongoing arguments over gun-control laws: Despite all the attacks by gun-control advocates, no one has ever been able to refute Lott's simple, startling conclusion that more guns mean less crime. On its initial publication in 1998, John R. For this third edition, Lott draws on an additional 10 years of data - including provocative analysis of the effects of gun bans in Chicago and Washington, DC - that brings the book fully up to date and further bolsters its central contention.. Lott's More Guns, Less Crime drew both lavish praise and heated criticism. Relying on the most rigorously comprehensive data analysis ever conducted on crime statistics and right-to-carry laws, the book directly challenges common perceptions about the relationship of guns, crime, and violence
Most comprehensive crime study ever conducted--devastating to gun control advocates Candid Reviewer First, some background about me: I am a Ph.D.-holder and tenured professor whose immersion in the insular politics of academia had led me to harbor many negative perceptions about firearms. Though I was never staunchly "anti-gun," I was not a gun owner, did not understand the appeal of firearms, and generally believed that gun control legislation was only common sense. That changed four years ago when I (finally) d. A DEMONSTRATION OF WHY WE ARE ALL THREATENED BY IDEOLOGY OVER SENSIBLE REFLECTION James P. Waltz I am not a researcher (though I am a board-certified forensic expert), but I have used the modeling/analysis tools that John Lott has employed in his research.What I find in reading this book is a scholarly, measured examination of the statistics of the relationship between gun ownership and non-discriminatory ("shall issue") concealed carry permit laws.Even more than that, I find his manner of expression to be mos. Maine Man said The Best Book on the Subject of Guns and Crime. I can't believe how long it took me to get around to reading Dr. Lott's signature work, More Guns Less Crime. While some of Dr. Lott's "economist jargon" can be over the head of the average reader, he does an excellent job of outlining his conclusions. He also includes multiple graphs and charts that further illustrate his results.While Dr. Lott has his share of critics, most of these criticisms are politically mot