“against my research were true. The claim is especially ludicrous, since the NRA doesn’t seem to fund any statistical research at all.… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“Gary Kleck of Florida State University even said that he doesn’t know of any “credible criminologist” who believes that “with more guns… — John R. Lott Jr Florida state Copy Share Image
“Americans have seen this before. In June 2008, then Senator Barack Obama assured everyone, “I have said consistently that I believe that… — John R. Lott Jr Gun ban Copy Share Image
“Columbia’s Dart Center treated Bloomberg and his various anti-gun groups as objective sources of information. “Nearly 12,000 murdered with guns each year,”… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“In 2004, the U.S. National Research Council released a report reaching this same conclusion: “It is the committee’s view that the theory… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
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… — John R. Lott Jr Adopting Copy Share Image
“There is a clear consensus among economists about self-defense, gun-free zones, firearms and suicide, and concealed handgun laws. Among North American economists:… — John R. Lott Jr Gun laws Copy Share Image
“In fact, as discussed in more detail in the next chapter, after the UK’s 1997 nationwide handgun ban, their homicide rate actually… — John R. Lott Jr Next chapter Copy Share Image
“Since 1970, all of the twenty-five worst mass public shootings occurred outside the U.S. Muslims also committed twenty-two of the worst twenty-five… — John R. Lott Jr Islam Copy Share Image
“Thus there was no “loophole,” no special rule for gun shows. The most recent surveys of state and federal prisoners, conducted all… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“The reason there are so few attacks that use out-of-state guns is that in both cases these individuals could have passed background… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“In February 2000, I testified before the Hawaii State Senate joint hearing between the Judiciary and Transportation committees on changes that were… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“Here is how they came up with it: Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown organization set up a website pretending to sell guns, but no… — John R. Lott Jr Gun control Copy Share Image
“According to a 2013 survey of PoliceOne’s 450,000 members (380,000 active duty and 70,000 retired), 91 percent of law enforcement officers support… — John R. Lott Jr Concealed carry Copy Share Image
“In a 2013 interview with academics who do research on gun control and gun-free zones, Jake Berry, a reporter with the Nashua… — John R. Lott Jr Bad feelings Copy Share Image
“Proponents of the federal “Trayvon Martin Act” want to prevent Stand Your Ground laws from being used by someone who was the… — John R. Lott Jr Bottom line Copy Share Image
“Although 2015 was certainly an anomaly, the fact remains that in one year France suffered more mass public shooting casualties—killings and injuries—than… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“Even Senator Bernie Sanders recognized the possible consequences of such action. “What you’re really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in America,”… — John R. Lott Jr Bernie sanders Copy Share Image
“Every place that has banned guns (either all guns or all handguns) has seen murder rates go up. You cannot point to… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“In January 2016, President Obama held a town hall event on CNN to explain his newest push for gun control. Rape victim… — John R. Lott Jr Gun control Copy Share Image
“In a study that I did on the years 1995–2001, I found that children under ten were involved in an average of… — John R. Lott Jr Children Copy Share Image
