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Jul 10 2018
Tuesday 11:30 a.m. EDT    

Federalism and the Second Amendment

Memphis , TN
Speakers:
John Lott
Topics:
Second Amendment
Sponsors:
Memphis Lawyer Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Jul 9 2018
Monday 5:30 p.m. CDT    

Federalism and the Second Amendment

Little Rock, AR
Speakers:
John Lott
Topics:
Second Amendment
Sponsors:
Little Rock Lawyer Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Sep 28 2016
Wednesday 12:00 p.m.    

More Guns, Less Crime

Speakers:
John Lott
Topics:
Civil Rights
Sponsors:
New Hampshire Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Sep 7 2016
Wednesday 12:00 a.m.    

Should Campuses be Gun-Free Zones

Speakers:
John Lott • Juan Mendez
Topics:
Civil Rights
Sponsors:
Arizona State Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Aug 26 2016
Friday 12:00 a.m.    

Texas' Open Carry Law on College Campuses

Speakers:
Andrea Brauer • John Lott
Topics:
Civil Rights
Sponsors:
Baylor Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Mar 8 2016
Tuesday 12:00 a.m.    

More Guns, Less Crime

Speakers:
John Lott
Topics:
Civil Rights
Sponsors:
Indiana - Indianapolis Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Feb 25 2016
Thursday 12:00 a.m.    

Gun-Free Zones: Do They Make Us Safer?

Speakers:
John Lott
Topics:
Civil Rights
Sponsors:
Widener - Harrisburg Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Jul 16 2013
Tuesday 12:00 p.m.    

More Guns, Less Crime

Indianapolis, Indiana
Speakers:
John Lott
Topics:
Civil Rights
Sponsors:
Indianapolis Lawyer Chapter
  • In-Person Event
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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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Juan Mendez

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Andrea Brauer

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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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John Lott

John Lott

Author and FoxNews.com Contributor

Biography

John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist who has held research and/or teaching positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989.  He has published over 100 articles in academic journals.  He also is the author of six books including More Guns, Less Crime, Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Are Predatory Commitments Credible?  He has just released another book entitled "Debacle: Obama's war on jobs and growth and what we can do now to regain our future."  Lott is a FoxNews.com contributor and a weekly columnist for them.  Opinion pieces by Prof. Lott have appeared in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He has appeared on such television programs as the ABC and NBC National Evening News broadcasts,  Fox News, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and the "Today Show."  He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984.



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