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The war on guns : arming yourself against gun control lies / John R. Lott Jr., PhD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lott, John R., Jr., 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gun control--United States.
- Gun control.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, [2016]
- Contents:
- Changes in public perception
- Academic "expert" and media bias
- The tidal wave of public health research
- Why licenses, regulations, and background checks don't help
- Police and gun ownership
- Doctoring the polls and fudging the data
- How does the U.S. compare to other countries?
- Do countries with more guns have higher homicide rates?
- Does Australia show that gun control works?
- Mass public shootings: the myths debunked
- Bathtubs and motor vehicle regulations
- Background check myths
- Stand your ground laws
- Background checks on private gun transfers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781621575801
- 1621575802
- OCLC:
- 954108895
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