ISIL Freedom Network: United States > Scholarly and In-Depth Studies > Women, Minorities, and Guns

Crime, deterrence and the right to carry concealed handguns
Source: University of Chicago Journal of Legal Studies
Author: Prof. John Lott
Country: United States

Prof. Lott's exhaustive study finds that liberalized concealed carry laws contribute to reductions in the violent crime rate, with particular benefits accruing to women and minorities. Adobe PDF. (1997)

The racist roots of gun control
Source: Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy
Author: Clayton E. Cramer
Country: United States

Cramer finds that the main driving force behind many American restrictions on the right to bear arms is a hostility toward black Americans. (1995)

The Second Amendment: Toward an Afro-American reconsideration
Source: Georgetown Law Journal
Author: Robert J. Cottrol and Raymond T. Diamond
Country: United States

"Questions raised by the Second Amendment, particularly those concerning self-defense, crime, participation in the security of the community, and the wisdom or utility of relying exclusively on the state for protection, thus take on a peculiar urgency in light of the modern Afro-American experience." (1991)

Reason praises gun culture
Source: Reason Magazine
Author: Abigail Kohn
Country: United States

In "Their Aim is True: Taking stock of America’s real gun culture," Kohn happily concludes, "The gun culture is a fundamental part of American culture as a whole" and calls for an end to criticism of guns. (05/01/01)

Fraudulent politics at Million Mom March
Source: Keep and Bear Arms
Author: Jim March and Nadja Adolf
Country: United States
E-mail: jmarch@prodigy.net

"The dual organizations currently known as the 'Million Mom March' have been illegally sucking tax dollars since 1995 -- that we can document so far." The rest of the conclusions that this site reaches are interesting as well. (03/15/01)

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