Economist and Gun Policy Researcher

John Lott

1 article 2016

John Lott is an economist and gun rights advocate known for his research on firearms and crime, particularly his influential book 'More Guns, Less Crime.' He is the founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. He contributed to The Weekly Standard writing on firearms-related topics.

Shots Fired

July 22, 2016 · Second Amendment, Magazine, guns

Pamela Haag calls gun makers “merchants of death." And America's love affair with guns, she says, didn't really start until the late 1800s, when the "merchants of death" convinced Americans that they wanted guns. She describes how gun makers were innovators in advertising, using promotional…