--- title: "1 Aggravated Quotes By John R. Lott Jr" description: "1 Aggravated quotes by John R. Lott Jr. Plus more from John R. Lott Jr and more Aggravated sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/john-r-lott-jr-9603_adopting_our-most-conservative-estimates-show-tha_2501270.png" --- > [Our most conservative estimates show that by adopting shall-issue laws(concealed carry laws), states reduced murders by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and robbery by 3%... While support for strict gun-control laws usually has been strongest in large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/our-most-conservative-estimates-show-that-by-adopting-shall-issue/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/john-r-lott-jr-9603_adopting_our-most-conservative-estimates-show-tha_2501270.png) ## More by John R. Lott Jr > [“For all the emphasis on assault weapons, 68 percent of mass public shootings did not involve any long guns (Figure 2). Eighty-four percent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/for-all-the-emphasis-on-assault-weapons-68-percent-of-mass-public/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“As to the “super destructive .50-caliber sniper rifle,” not only does the New York Times editorial get the law wrong, but it somehow neglects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/as-to-the-super-destructive-50-caliber-sniper-rifle-not-only-does-the/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“There is another real cost to linking gun violence with mental illness. Dr. Renee Binder, President of the American Psychiatric Association and herself a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/there-is-another-real-cost-to-linking-gun-violence-with-mental/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“When President Obama addressed the country on January 5, 2016, about his latest push for gun control, Bloomberg-funded research provided the “facts” that Obama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/when-president-obama-addressed-the-country-on-january-5-2016-about/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“None of these shootings, nor others that the president has mentioned, would have been stopped if background checks on private transfers had been required.4…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/none-of-these-shootings-nor-others-that-the-president-has-mentioned/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [Embarrassingly for Obama, it appeared that his administration had jumped the gun on banning the bullets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/embarrassingly-for-obama-it-appeared-that-his-administration-had/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“3.​Background checks as de facto registration. It is not just other countries that use gun registries as a tool for mass confiscation. People in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/3-background-checks-as-de-facto-registration-it-is-not-just-other/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“Of course, the New York Times will never run a news article on studies that find that guns save lives. Even when they write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/of-course-the-new-york-times-will-never-run-a-news-article-on-studies/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“In my third edition of More Guns, Less Crime, I provided the first published, peer-reviewed, nationwide study on Stand Your Ground laws. I found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/in-my-third-edition-of-more-guns-less-crime-i-provided-the-first/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“The infamous 2015 Charleston, South Carolina church shooting was originally going to be a college shooting. But Dylann Roof changed plans after realizing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/the-infamous-2015-charleston-south-carolina-church-shooting-was/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“After the phone call from Daley, the University of Chicago presented me with my two termination options. I wrote back to Dean Fischel—whom I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/after-the-phone-call-from-daley-the-university-of-chicago-presented/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“The Army psychiatrist who last saw Ivan Lopez found no “sign of likely violence, either to himself or to others.”42 James Holmes’s psychiatrist warned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/the-army-psychiatrist-who-last-saw-ivan-lopez-found-no-sign-of-likely/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“Of the four worst K-12 school shootings in history, three have occurred in Europe. Germany was host to two of these—one in 2002 at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/of-the-four-worst-k-12-school-shootings-in-history-three-have/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [ “Former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard wrote in the New York Times in 2013, “\[T\]here is a wide consensus that our 1996 reforms… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/former-prime-minister-of-australia-john-howard-wrote-in-the-new-york/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) > [“Democrats are unwilling to admit that their gun control regulations are disarming poor Americans. President Obama characterizes Voter ID laws that offer free IDs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/democrats-are-unwilling-to-admit-that-their-gun-control-regulations/) [John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aggravated/john-r-lott-jr/#itemlist", "name": "1 Aggravated Quotes By John R. Lott Jr", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our most conservative estimates show that by adopting shall-issue laws(concealed carry laws), states reduced murders by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and robbery by 3%... 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