John Lott (other)
John Lott (born 1958) is an American economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate. John Lott may also refer to: * John A. Lott (1806–1878), American lawyer and politician * John Lott (American football, born 1905) (1905–1992), American football tackle * John Lott (American football, born 1964), American football offensive tackle and coach * John Lott (mathematician) (born 1959) known for his contributions to differential geometry {{human name disambiguation, Lott, John ...
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John Lott
John Richard Lott Jr. (born May 8, 1958) is an American economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate. Lott was formerly employed at various academic institutions and at the American Enterprise Institute conservative think tank. He is the former president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, a nonprofit he founded in 2013. He worked in the Office of Justice Programs within the U.S. Department of Justice under the Donald Trump administration from October 2020 to January 2021. Lott holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. He has written for both academic and popular publications. He has authored books such as ''More Guns, Less Crime'', ''The Bias Against Guns'', and ''Freedomnomics''. He is best known as a gun rights advocate and has argued against restrictions on owning and carrying guns. ''Newsweek'' referred to Lott as "The Gun Crowd's Guru." Academic career John Lott studied economics at UCLA, receiving his B.A. in 1980, M.A. in 1982, and Ph.D. in 1984. Lott ha ...
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