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One professor, Michael Bellesiles, wrote a book supportive of the [[gun control]] position that was entitled Arming America, The Origins of a National Gun Culture (2000). Gary Wills praised it in The New York Times, but admitted later that "I was took. The book is a fraud."<ref>Jonah Goldberg, [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_501644.html ''Reports of the 2nd Amendment's death have been greatly exaggerated ...''] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Apr. 8, 2007.</ref>  Bellesiles resigned from his position as Professor of History at Emory University in Atlanta when an independent committee of scholars examined his work and concluded that "his scholarly integrity is seriously in question."<ref>History News Network: [http://hnn.us/articles/1069.html Summary of the Emory Report on Michael Bellesiles]</ref>
 
One professor, Michael Bellesiles, wrote a book supportive of the [[gun control]] position that was entitled Arming America, The Origins of a National Gun Culture (2000). Gary Wills praised it in The New York Times, but admitted later that "I was took. The book is a fraud."<ref>Jonah Goldberg, [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_501644.html ''Reports of the 2nd Amendment's death have been greatly exaggerated ...''] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Apr. 8, 2007.</ref>  Bellesiles resigned from his position as Professor of History at Emory University in Atlanta when an independent committee of scholars examined his work and concluded that "his scholarly integrity is seriously in question."<ref>History News Network: [http://hnn.us/articles/1069.html Summary of the Emory Report on Michael Bellesiles]</ref>
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Lott gained liberal press scorn after using a [[pseudonym]]<ref>"Mary Rosh"</ref> to praise his book and teaching.<ref>"Scholar Invents Fan To Answer His Critics", Richard Morin, ''Washington Post'', Saturday, February 1, 2003; Page C1</ref>
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Lott gained press scorn after using a [[pseudonym]]<ref>"Mary Rosh"</ref> to praise his book and teaching, calling himself "the best professor I ever had".<ref>"Scholar Invents Fan To Answer His Critics", Richard Morin, ''Washington Post'', Saturday, February 1, 2003; Page C1</ref> He also earned criticism from conservative [[Michelle Malkin]], <ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30873</ref> who refused to engage in a radio debate with Lott. <ref>http://johnrlott.tripod.com/malkinsoped.html</ref>
    
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