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More Guns, Less Crime
by John R. Lott Jr. · 1998
★★★★★Editor's Pickintermediate
Lott's landmark statistical study examines crime data from every county in the United States and concludes that shall-issue concealed carry laws reduce violent crime. The most thorough empirical examination of the relationship between gun ownership and crime ever conducted.
★ Why We Recommend It
This is one of the most important works in the liberty tradition — essential for any serious student of free markets and individual rights.
Best For:Intermediate readersBuilding a foundationSecond-year study
★ Key Takeaways
What You'll Learn from More Guns, Less Crime
- 1This work offers rigorous analysis of its subject from a liberty-oriented perspective.
- 2The author builds a systematic argument from first principles.
- 3The implications for policy and practice are far-reaching.
- 4Readers will gain tools for understanding the unintended consequences of intervention.
- 5Essential reading for anyone serious about the ideas of freedom.
★ About the Author
John R. Lott Jr.
John R. Lott Jr. is an economist and gun rights advocate who has held positions at the University of Chicago, Yale, and Stanford. His research on concealed carry and crime has been both widely cited and vigorously debated.
★ Meet the Author
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