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posted by John Lott at 10:17 AM
My commentary on a broad array of economics and crime related issues.
Dumbing Down the Courts: How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench
Straight Shooting: Firearms, Economics and Public Policy
Are Predatory Commitments Credible? Who Should the Courts Believe?
-Research finding a drop in violent crime rates from Right-to-carry laws
-Ranking Economists
-Interview with the Washington Post
-Debate on "Guns Reduce Crime"
-Appalachian law school attack
-Sources for Defensive Gun Uses
-The Merced Pitchfork Killings
-Fraudulent website pretending to be run by me
-Steve Levitt's Correction Letter
-Ian Ayres and John Donohue
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-National Academies of Science Panel on Firearms
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-General discussion of my 1997 and 2002 surveys as well as related surveys
-Problems with Wikipedia
-Errata for Gun Books
-US Supreme Court Wire
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Economist and Law Professor David D. Friedman's Blog
Larry Elder's The Elder Statement
Economist Robert G. Hansen's Blog
Firearmstruth.com -- a media-watchdog website
A debate that I had with George Mason University's Robert Ehrlich on guns
Lyonette Louis-Jacques's page on Firearms Regulation Worldwide
An interview concerning More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws
The End of Myth: An Interview with Dr. John Lott
Art DeVany's website, one of the more innovative economists in the last few decades
St. Cloud State University Scholars
Bryan Caplan at George Mason University
Alphecca -- weekly review on the media's coverage of guns
Xrlq -- Some interesting coverage of the law.
Career Police Officer
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Georgia Right-to-Carry
Darnell's The Independent Conservative Blog
Robert Stacy McCain's Blog
Clayton Cramer's Blog
My hidden mathematical ability (a math professor with the same name)
geekwitha45
My Old AEI Web Page
Wrightwing's blog
Al Lowe's blog
St. Maximos' Hut
Dad29
Elizabeth Blackney's blog
Eric Rasmusen
Your "Economics" Portal to the World by Larry Low
William Sjostrom
Dr. T's EconLinks.com
Interview with National Review Online
Blog at Newsmax.com
Pieces I have written at BigGovernment.com
Updated Media Analysis of Appalachian Law School Attack
Journal of Legal Studies paper on spoiled ballots during the 2000 Presidential Election
Data set from USA Today, STATA 7.0 data set
"Do" File for some of the basic regressions from the paper
6 Comments:
I know you can clarify this, but wasn't there a lawsuit years ago where a woman had been held hostage and the police actually came to the door, but didn't have reasonable cause to enter s the left and she was raped? The judgement was that the police do not have a duty to protect individuals, but society as a whole. I know you can fill in the details, but basically, when someone is out to do you harm, it is best to take care of yourself the best way you can. Calling 911 when someone has a gun is as hopeless as calling the mortuary.
jim: case law is consisten on this...absent some "special relationship" between the police and an individual, the police have NO. LEGAL. OBLIGATION. to protect any one person.
http://psacake.com/dial_911.asp
I agree with being able to protect yourself. My father and uncle were both shot during the same armed robbery on the streets of Brooklyn, NY.
Personally I see this as a reason to not require permits. Which often cost hundreds of dollars and take months to get.
Depending on the state, one can go to the range without a permit, or even have the pistol in the car without one. I don't know about not having a concealed license, but if every state AND DC was shall issue, I might be happy with that.
This is a PERFECT exapmple of the FACT that Police are REACTIVE and Not PROACTIVE. Get a handgun, train with it carry it! When seconds count, Police are only Minutes away. It is our responsibility to protect our own Lives. Police are there to stand over your dead body and discuss how sad the situation is. WAKE UP PEOPLE USE YOUR 2nd Amendment RIGHT!
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