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The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies

• https://www.lewrockwell.com

An accomplished economist, Dr. Lott is one of the most published scholars who studies crime and any connections crime has (or has not, as the case may be) with firearms. I am familiar with the author's previous publications, and consider this to be his best book yet.

The topic addressed in this book is chiefly the messaging having to do with firearms policy, so the author's two obvious goals are to first characterize those policies and effects and then to pierce through the often heated rhetoric about how those policies or effects are characterized to the public. This is not a dry recitation of research facts – it is a forthright description of the 'stuff' of public discourse on guns, crime, and safety, made accessible to readers and fully supported in the reference lists, notes and appendices for whose who wish to check Lott's work. Because of the author's dual goals, both the research and illustrative examples from media (the "messaging" part) are included in the copious notes and citations. This work is timely as well, and I appreciate having a comprehensive inventory of topics which percolate to the top of public debate during this political season.


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