Education
He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University, and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown Law School.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Robert Cottrol
Edit Profilehistorian legal scholar author
Career
Cottrol holds a chair in the George Washington University (GWU) Law School and is also a professor of history and sociology at GWU. His research concentrates on race relations in United States. legal history and criminal law contexts. He is the author of five books and dozens of book chapters, law review articles, book reviews, and other published works on slavery, gun control, and others topics. He is also the editor of Gun Control and the Constitution: Sources and Explorations on the Second Amendment.
On gun control Cottrol supports the use of background checks on firearms purchases, especially to prevent ownership by convicted felons.
However, he argues that law-abiding citizens should have ready access to guns for self-defense. He says that minorities in particular need them to counter the threat of harsh treatment in racist cultures.
