 THE BIAS AGAINST GUNS: WHY ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT GUN CONTROL IS WRONGFrom Publishers
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prevents crime. He cites survey data and news reports to argue that
the fear that victims might be armed strongly deters criminals, and
that guns are used in self-defense or to ward off criminal threats about
2.3 million times a year. Because they impede law-abiding citizens'
access to guns, even mild gun-control regulations-assault weapons bans,
"one-gun-a-month" laws-actually increase crime, according
to Lott, while right-to-carry laws lower crime and help prevent (or
violently terminate) terrorist attacks and "rampage" shootings.
Even measures to keep guns away from children, like "gun-free school
zones" and "safe storage" laws that require guns to be
locked away, are misguided because children need guns for self-defense
(he cites news reports of kids as young as 11 gunning down criminals).
The benefits of untrammeled gun availability are clear, Lott insists,
and only the anti-gun bias and selective reporting by the media and
government officials have kept this fact out of public consciousness.
Lott supports his bold claims with elaborate statistical analyses that
tease sometimes small effects out of the welter of factors that influence
crime rates; there are lots of graphs and tables, and much space is
devoted to scholarly discussions of statistical methodologies. Many
readers will find these sections rough going, but Lott's provocative
thesis is sure to stir interest among second-amendment stalwarts and
gun-control supporters alike. 
