This Just In: More Guns, Less Crime

The library just received a copy of John R. Lott, More Guns, Less Crime : Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws, 3rd edition (2010) KF3941 .L68 2010 .   According to the publisher’s description:

“On its initial publication in 1998, ’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 has ever been able to refute Lott’s simple, startling conclusion that more guns mean less crime. “

The book relies on detailed and comprehensive data analysis  on crime statistics and right-to-carry laws.  There is data concerning the effects of gun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C.