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On its initial publication in 1998, John R. Lott's More Guns, Less Crime drew both lavish praise and heated criticism. 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... Read Full Overview

Does allowing people to own or carry guns deter violent crime? Or does it simply cause more citizens to harm each other? Directly challenging common perceptions about gun control, legal scholar John Lott presents the most rigorously comprehensive data analysis ever done on crime... Read Full Overview

Does allowing people to own or carry guns deter violent crime? Or does it simply cause more citizens to harm each other? Directly challenging common perceptions about gun control, legal scholar John Lott presents the most rigorously comprehensive data analysis ever done on crime... Read Full Overview

En su publicaci?n inicial en 1998, M?s Armas, Menos Crimen de John R. Lott recibi? grandes elogios y cr?ticas acaloradas. M?s de una d?cada despu?s, contin?a desempe?ando un papel clave en las discusiones en curso sobre las leyes de control de armas: a pesar de todos los ataques... Read Full Overview