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== Main topics ==
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Below are summaries of the main topics discussed in ''More Guns, Less Crime''.

=== Shall issue laws ===

Lott examines the effects of [[Concealed carry in the United States#Shall-Issue|shall issue]] laws on violent crime across the United States.

His conclusion is that shall issue laws, which allow citizens to carry concealed weapons, steadily decrease violent crime.  He explains that this result makes sense because criminals are deterred by the risk of attacking an armed victim.  As more citizens arm themselves, the danger to criminals increases.

=== Training requirements ===
Lott examines the effects of training requirements on crime rate and accident rate.  He finds that training requirements have very little effect on both crime rates and accident rates.

=== Waiting periods ===
Lott examines the effects of waiting periods.  These include limiting the time before purchasing a gun, and limiting the time before obtaining a concealed carry permit.

=== Brady Law ===
Lott examines the effects of the [[Brady law]].

=== "Stand Your Ground" and "Castle Doctrine" Laws ===
The third edition of the book is the first study to examine [[Stand-your-ground law|Stand Your Ground]] and [[Castle Doctrine]] laws.

=== Other countries ===
The focus of the book is overwhelmingly on the US, but Lott does mention briefly gun ownership and crime rates in other countries, such as [[Gun politics in the United Kingdom|Great Britain]], [[Ireland]], and [[Jamaica]], noting that murder rates rose after guns were banned. He also notes that many countries, such as Switzerland, Finland, New Zealand, and Israel, have high gun ownership rates and low crime rates, while many other countries have both low gun ownership rates and either high or low crime rates.