Categories Burlington Iowa News Political West Burlington Then-Professor Obama Said, ‘I Don’t Believe People Should Be Able To Own Guns’ Post author By Falcon Post date March 6, 2013 Click Here: Economist and author John R. Lott Jr., recalls conversations regarding gun laws he and Obama had while working at the University of Chicago; “I don’t believe people should be able to own guns,” Obama told Lott one day at the University of Chicago Law School. ← Obituaries → Obituaries