''The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong'' is a book by
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 ...
, following up on his controversial ''
More Guns, Less Crime
''More Guns, Less Crime'' is a book by John R. Lott Jr. that says violent crime rates go down when states pass " shall issue" concealed carry laws. He presents the results of his statistical analysis of crime data for every county in the Unite ...
''. It is intended to reach a broader audience than its highly technical predecessor. Lott explores what he sees as misconceptions about gun ownership, including the practice of
carrying concealed weapons.
Main topics
''The Bias Against Guns'' has two parts. The first explains what Lott believes is the source of false information about gun ownership. The second examines the issues regarding gun ownership, paying specific attention to topics that often arise in debates over
gun politics
Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to ...
.
Reception
Lott's book has been well received by those in the pro-gun lobby and amongst conservatives more generally. Two reviewers on the website
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent Gun politics in the United States, gun rights ...
's Institute for Legal Action describe how Lott's book:
Lott discussed the book in an April 2004 event held by the Frontiers of Freedom Institute, which was broadcast on
C-SPAN
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.
The book has been criticized by the some members of scientific community. John V. Pepper, Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia, wrote that "Lott distorts anecdotal evidence about biases, misrepresents the relevant empirical literature, and presents evidence that cannot be used to draw credible conclusions about the effects of gun laws on crime." Similarly, David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, concludes that "Much that Lott writes is either wrong or misleading."
[https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/247/2013/02/Hemenway-Book-Review.pdf ]
See also
* ''
Freedomnomics
''Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't'' is a book by writer and public policy researcher John R. Lott, Jr., author of previous works ''More Guns, Less Crime'' and '' The Bias Against Guns''. ''Freedomnomic ...
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* ''
More Guns, Less Crime
''More Guns, Less Crime'' is a book by John R. Lott Jr. that says violent crime rates go down when states pass " shall issue" concealed carry laws. He presents the results of his statistical analysis of crime data for every county in the Unite ...
'' - Lott's preceding work, a statistical study of the effects of gun control laws.
* ''
Private Guns, Public Health
''Private Guns, Public Health'' is a 2004 policy opinion book by David Hemenway, an economist who has served as Professor of Health Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health as well as the Director of Harvard's Injury Control Research Center. ...
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Carrying concealed weapons
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Gun politics
Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to ...
*
Gun control
Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians.
Most countries have a restrictive firearm guiding policy, with on ...
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the Right to keep and bear arms in the United States, right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along with nine other articles of the Un ...
References
External links
Debating Gun Control Laws- Book discussion
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Works about gun politics in the United States
2003 non-fiction books
Gun violence in popular culture