The Bias Against Guns

by Lott, John R., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780895261144
• ISBN10: 0895261146
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Regnery Pub

Summary

Slicing through the emotional--but factually wrong--arguments of gun control advocates this book busts a number of myths, demonstrating with hard statistical data and riveting anecdotes.

Author Biography

John R. Lott, Jr., is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He has held positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford University, UCLA, the Wharton Business School, and Rice University, and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989. Lott has published more than ninety articles in academic journals, is a frequent contributor to major newspapers, and is a bestselling author He is a popular guest on radio and television talk shows. Lott lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and five children

Table of Contents

PART I: THE PERVASIVE BIAS
Introduction: Why Almost Everything You've Ever Heard About Gun Control Contains Bias	3	(12)
The Good and the Bad	15	(8)
The Media on Guns	23	(26)
How the Government Works Against Gun Ownership	49	(12)
The Shifting Debate: Terrorism, Gun Control Abroad, and Children	61	(28)
PART II: EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE
Evaluating Evidence on Guns: How and How Not to Do It	89	(8)
Acts of Terror with Guns: Multiple Victim Shootings	97	(40)
Guns at Home: To Lock or Not to Lock	137	(54)
Do Gun Shows and Assault Weapons Increase Crime?	191	(32)
Conclusion	223	(4)
Appendix 1: Some Recent Evidence on Guns and Crime	227	(18)
Appendix 2: Other Measures of Gun Ownership	245	(16)
Appendix 3: Supplemental Tables for Chapters 6, 7, and 8	261	(14)
Notes	275	(52)
Bibliography	327	(6)
Acknowledgments	333	(2)
Index	335