NEW!! "More Guns, Less Crime" author John Lott Wednesday, May 28, 2003 By Steve Stanek - Economist turned gun rights activist talks to the Leader about new book, "The Bias against Guns" CHICAGO -- As an economist, John Lott did not intend to become one of the nation's foremost authorities on guns and crime, but he accomplished that in 1998 with the publication of his bestselling book, More Guns, Less Crime (University of Chicago Press), which argues that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens reduces crime. Lott has recently come out with a new book, The Bias Against Guns...