I haven't read it in years either but I do remember three basic premises of his research that was very valuable at the time:Charles L. Cotton wrote: It's been a long time since I've read John Lott's books, but unless I'm mistaken, his research focused on both the estimated per capita gun ownership rates and concealed-carry laws. I know he compared crime rates before and after a state enacted concealed-carry laws, as well as a state-to-state crime comparison also based upon concealed-carry laws. Open-carry in any state is so rare as to be statistically nonexistent, therefore it would be impossible to estimate it's impact on crime.
Chas.
1) Shall Issue reduces crime.
2) Waiting periods do not reduce crime.
3) Length of training requirements have no effect on crime.