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# *More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws*

(University of Chicago Press, 2010)

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June 17, 2010 12 - 2 PM EDT 

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Featuring the author **John R. Lott, Jr.**; with comments from **Paul Helmke**, President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; and **Jeff Snyder**, Attorney and Author, *Nation of Cowards: Essays on the Ethics of Gun Control* (Accurate Press, 2001). Moderated by **Tim Lynch**, Director, Project on Criminal Justice, Cato Institute. 

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On its initial publication in 1998, John R. Lott’s *[More Guns, Less Crime](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0226493660/?tag=catoinstitute-20)* 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. Relying on a comprehensive data analysis of crime statistics and right-to-carry laws, the book challenges common perceptions about the relationship of guns, crime, and violence. Now in this third edition, Lott draws on an additional 10 years of data — including provocative analysis of the effects of gun bans in Chicago and Washington, DC — that he claims lends even more support to his central contention that more guns mean less crime. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion of guns, self-defense, and public safety.

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