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Shortly after Arming America's release, several researchers, including law professor James Lindgren of Northwestern University (Ill.), alleged Dr. Bellesiles falsified evidence to support his thesis. The allegations eventually forced Emory University into conducting both an internal inquiry and the appointing of the external Investigative Committee. The committee found serious flaws in both the quality and veracity of Bellesiles’ work. Dr. Bellesiles disputed the Committee's findings in his statement, claiming he has followed all pertinent scholarly guidelines and corrected all errors of fact known to him. He said, "I have never fabricated evidence of any kind nor knowingly evaded my responsibilities as a scholar." Bellesiles later resigned from Emory over the scandal. The cite for the article in the Journal Of American History is Michael A. Bellesiles, The Origins of Gun Culture in the United States, 1760-1865, 83 J.AM. HIST. 425 (1996). Mr. James Lindgren, Stanford Clinton Sr. Research Professor at Northwestern University School of Law, wrote a review of the book, titled "Fall From Grace: Arming America and the Bellesiles Scandal (Part 1)", which first appeared in the Yale Law Journal (June 2002), Vol. 111, pages 2195-2249. EXTERNAL LINKS
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