Lott explores what he sees as misconceptions about gun ownership, including the practice of carrying concealed weapons.

Two reviewers on the website National Rifle Association's Institute for Legal Action describe how Lott's book: has thrown a monkey wrench into the plans to disarm civilians.

[2]Lott discussed the book in an April 2004 event held by the Frontiers of Freedom Institute, which was broadcast on C-SPAN.

John V. Pepper, Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia, wrote that "Lott distorts anecdotal evidence about biases, misrepresents the relevant empirical literature, and presents evidence that cannot be used to draw credible conclusions about the effects of gun laws on crime.

"[4] Similarly, David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, concludes that "Much that Lott writes is either wrong or misleading.