Popular author, economist, and world-renowned gun policy expert Dr. John R. Lott, Jr. sat down with the Guns.com crew at SHOT Show to talk shop.

Lott, who held several high-profile positions in academia and served as the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission, is the President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, and the author of a whole shelf of cited scholarly papers and books, including "More Crime, Less Guns, The Bias Against Guns."

We've featured and mentioned Dr. Lott numerous times in our news coverage over the past decade, and he is always on target when it comes to gun policy. 

Here's some time stamps if you want to jump ahead:

• 01:10 Wolford v. Lopez and gun-free zone magnets for attackers.
• 03:05 Concealed carriers and active shooter incidents.
• 06:20 How permitless and constitutional carry is affecting CCW permits.
• 08:30 CCW permit delays matter. 
• 09:19 Why is the Trump DOJ defending the NFA?
• 12:05 If something is more costly (like concealed carry), people do less of it. 
• 13:13 Few resources for unbiased gun research.

We thank Dr. Lott for his time. 

Video by Ben Philippi.