| Bernard - The Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, working alongside Gun Owners of Vermont, is exceptionally pleased to announce that we have arranged for Dr. John Lott to visit Montpelier to give interested Vermonters a presentation on Why Some Gun Laws Will Make Vermont Less Safe. This FREE presentation will occur at the Pavilion Auditorium in Montpelier on March 4th, 2023, starting 6PM and will require attendees to RSVP in advance as this is a one evening event and seating is limited to 190 attendees. Please RSVP as soon as possible to attend this event by using this link, or by visiting the VTFSC website's home page and clicking on the Dr. John Lott Presentation link. This event will be Free to the public and will start at 6PM with a Meet & Greet with Dr. Lott. Light refreshments will be served. Dr. Lott's presentation will then begin at 7PM, and will go for about an hour. Copies of several of Dr. Lott's books will be available for purchase and signing immediately after the event at the Capitol Plaza, which is right across the street from the Pavilion Auditorium. If you are not aware of who Dr. John R. Lott is: He is an economist and a world-recognized expert on guns and crime, and he is the president and founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center. Most recently he served as the Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and then the Office of Legal Policy in the U.S. Department of Justice. Lott has held research or teaching positions at various academic institutions including the University of Chicago, Yale University, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, UCLA, and Rice University, and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988-1989. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. Nobel laureate Milton Friedman noted: "John Lott has few equals as a perceptive analyst of controversial public policy issues." Lott is also a prolific author for both academic and popular publications. He has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals and written ten books, including "More Guns, Less Crime," "The Bias Against Guns," and "Freedomnomics." His most recent books are "Dumbing Down the Courts: How politics keeps the smartest judges off the bench" and "Gun Control Myths." He has been one of the most productive and cited economists in the world (from 1969 to 2000 he ranked 26th worldwide in terms of quality-adjusted total academic journal output, 4th in terms of total research output, and 86th in terms of citations). Among economics, business, and law professors his research is currently the 14th most downloaded in the world. He is also a frequent writer of op-eds. This venue is a new for the VTFSC, and we hope to make it a success with your involvement. In regards to other bills in play, the VTFSC maintains a listing of bills we are watching on our website, or you can see that list here. Thank you for your continued support of the VTFSC and our member clubs; please consider a donation to help us help you defend our rights. 
Best Regards, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
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