6/12/03
Associated Press: "Alaskans will no longer need a permit to carry a
concealed weapon under a bill signed into law Wednesday."
Alaska has had some of the strictest rules in the country among right-
to-carry states for obtaining a concealed handgun permit so this
represents a major change in their law. Other states that have adopted
major concealed handgun laws this year are Colorado, Minnesota, and
New Mexico.
Here is another interview regarding my new book, The Bias Against Guns.
|
Home
Johnlott.org
(description of book, downloadable data sets, and discussions of previous controversies)
Academic papers:
Social Science Research Network
Book Reviews:
For a list of book reviews on The Bias Against Guns, click here.
---------------------------------
Posts by topic
Fraudulent website pretending to be run by me
The Merced Pitchfork Killings and Vin Suprynowicz's quote
Mother Jones article
Links
Interview with National Review Online
Lyonette Louis-Jacques's page on Firearms Regulation Worldwide
The End of Myth: An Interview with Dr. John Lott
Some data not found at www.johnlott.org:
Updated Media Analysis of Appalachian Law School Attack
Since the first news search was done additional news stories have been
added to Nexis:
There are thus now 218 unique stories, and a total of 294 stories counting
duplicates (the stories in yellow were duplicates): Excel file for
general overview and specific stories. Explicit mentions of defensive gun use
increase from 2 to 3 now.
Journal of Legal Studies paper on spoiled ballots during the 2000 Presidential Election
|