[xm177e2]

It will do a lott of harm to the credibility of gun rights activists if John Lott is proven to have done anything unethical or dishonest. But if Lott is guilty, he's gott to go. We can't let this turn into a protracted scandal, and we shouldn't try to defend him if he's a liar. We're better than Michael Bellesiles and his friends.

[copycat]

It will do a lott of harm to the credibility of gun rights activists if John Lott is proven to have done anything unethical or dishonest.

Why? How much were the tyrannical gun-grabbers damaged when Bellesiles was outed?