Straight Shooting; Firearms, Economics, and Public Policy
Bellevue, WA: Merril Press, 2006. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. [8], 183, [1] pages. Part One contains information on Guns, Safety, and the Second Amendment; Part Two contains information on other Freedoms, Studies, and Musings. This book also contains chapters on Weapons Bans Miss the Mark, Right-to-Carry Law is the Way to Go; 60 Minutes, Terrorists and Guns; Good Samaritan Gun Use; Banning Guns in the U.K. Has Backfired; How Can Anyone Oppose Letting Retired Police Carry Guns?; Time to Level Playing Field for Gun Makers; Gun Control Remains a Loaded Issue for Democratic Candidates: The Rhetoric May be Toned Down, but the Aim Remains the Same. Ammunition for those who want to reload their minds before they shoot their mouths off. John Richard Lott Jr. (born May 8, 1958) is an American economist, political commentator, gun rights advocate, and Trump administration official. Lott was formerly employed at various academic institutions including the University of Chicago, Yale University, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Maryland, College Park, and at the American Enterprise Institute. He is former president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, a nonprofit he founded in 2013. Lott holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. He has written for both academic and popular publications. He has authored books such as More Guns, Less Crime, The Bias Against Guns, and Freedomnomics. He is best known as an advocate in the gun rights debate, particularly his arguments against restrictions on owning and carrying guns. Newsweek referred to Lott as "The Gun Crowd's Guru." In his newest book, John Lott gives you the information you need to win the arguments with those who want to ban guns and destroy your individual freedom and liberty to pursue the American dream. Straight Shooting contains Professor Lott's best columns from Publications like National Review, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Investor's Business Daily, Kansas City Star, New York Post, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, USA Today and scores of others. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Gun Control, Second Amendment, Gun Rights, Right to Bear Arms, Assault Weapons, Pubic Safety, Rosie O'Donnell, Terrorism, Social Security, Campaign Finance, Right-to-Carry, Handgun Permits
ISBN: 0936783478
[Book #82425]
Price: $65.00