““against my research were true. The claim is especially ludicrous, since the NRA doesn’t seem to fund any statistical research at all. When I appeared on CNN with Dershowitz in July 2012, I forcefully responded, “Take that back. The NRA hasn’t paid for my research. That’s simply ridiculous.”13 When asked about these claims, the NRA told Cybercast News Service: “The NRA has never funded John Lott’s research.”14 Dershowitz declined to provide any support for his charges when Cybercast asked him for evidence.””
![“On Piers Morgan Tonight, Alan Dershowitz claimed, “[W]hat’s happening is the NRA is buying their data. They’re buying their facts. They’re hiring and commissioning so-called scholars to come up with the kinds of lies.”8 In another appearance he declared, “Your [John Lott’s] conclusions are paid…” quote by John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cf8/john-r-lott-jr-9603_quote_on-piers-morgan-tonight-alan-dershowitz_1647726.jpg)
![“I understand that Donald's [Trump] been strongly supported by the NRA. The gun lobby's on his side. They're running millions of dollars of ads against me.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/61f/hillary-clinton-51_ads_i-understand-that-donald-s-trump-been-st_2385519.jpg)
![“I would proclaim that the vast majority of what [say, Scientific American] is true-yet my ability to defend such a claim is weaker than I would like. And most likely the readers, authors, and editors of that magazine would be equally hard pressed to come up with cogent, non-technical arguments…” quote by Douglas Hofstadter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1e/douglas-hofstadter-16025_ability_i-would-proclaim-that-the-vast-majority_3039297.jpg)
