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I'm right about guns (John Lott)
The News & Observer ^ | Apr 24, 2006 | John Lott

Posted on 04/26/2006 2:56:00 PM PDT by neverdem

An April 15 People's Forum letter attacking my research was filled with inaccurate claims. It said that my research showing that concealed carry gun laws lead to a drop in violent crime has been "entirely discredited" and "failed to stand up when examined by more objective researchers." In fact, a large number of refereed academic studies have confirmed my results, some finding drops in crime even larger than I did. For a list of papers see:

http://johnrlott.tripod.com/postsbyday/RTCResearch.html.

As renowned criminologist James Q. Wilson pointed out in the National Academy report that the letter-writerreferenced, all the regressions estimated by the committee on murder rates showed that murder rates declined significantly after right-to-carry laws were adopted.

Interestingly, there are no refereed academic journal publications that claim that right-to-carry laws increase any type of violent crime rate.

John Lott

Burke, Va.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: banglist; johnlott

1 posted on 04/26/2006 2:56:02 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

2 posted on 04/26/2006 2:59:37 PM PDT by Dan Evans
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To: neverdem

Facts yield to ideology! Quit yer fact-citin', John Lott!


3 posted on 04/26/2006 2:59:42 PM PDT by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: neverdem

John Lott is THE MAN when it comes to gun research.

He has proven that the possession of large amounts of firearms by citizens and concealed carry laws really do reduce crime.

The libs hate him, of course. They can't prove him wrong so they lie about him.


4 posted on 04/26/2006 3:11:38 PM PDT by Supernatural (I used to care but things have changed.)
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To: traviskicks

Ping!


5 posted on 04/26/2006 3:13:00 PM PDT by Supernatural (I used to care but things have changed.)
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To: neverdem

John Lott's work is the gold standard of firearms research, and has been responsible for victories in countless debates with poorly-informed anti-firearms zealots. He has been, and continues to be, an invaluable asset in the battle to supplant opinion and hysteria with knowledge; to place accurate, hard-headed information before an occasionally hostile public. IMO, he deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom.


6 posted on 04/26/2006 3:23:56 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: neverdem
It said that my research showing that concealed carry gun laws lead to a drop in violent crime has been "entirely discredited" and "failed to stand up when examined by more objective researchers."

Just like the "debunked" Swift Boat vets.

7 posted on 04/26/2006 3:25:59 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Jack Hammer
John Lott's work is the gold standard of firearms research, and has been responsible for victories in countless debates with poorly-informed anti-firearms zealots.

The great thing is his research methods are rigorous and unassailable.

8 posted on 04/26/2006 3:56:31 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: neverdem

ping


9 posted on 04/26/2006 3:56:49 PM PDT by paudio
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To: Paleo Conservative
John Lott's work is the gold standard of firearms research, and has been responsible for victories in countless debates with poorly-informed anti-firearms zealots.

The great thing is his research methods are rigorous and unassailable.

What differentiates Lott from those on the other side like "partial and tweaked dataset" Kellerman and "The flood destroyed my research" Bellisles is that Lott made his raw data available for peers to corroborate (or attempt to disprove, which, incidentally, has NOT been done to date as is stated in Lott's letter.

10 posted on 04/26/2006 4:19:41 PM PDT by George Smiley (This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
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To: neverdem

Look at Canada, England and Australia they all banned guns and had a increase in violent crime.


11 posted on 04/26/2006 5:22:12 PM PDT by Eaglewatcher
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To: neverdem
Denny Crane's right about guns. My tagline bears it out.

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

12 posted on 04/26/2006 5:57:47 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Dan Evans
She isn't wearing safety glasses.
13 posted on 04/26/2006 6:04:01 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly evil.)
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To: Carry_Okie

I don't know which to stare at, the gun or the beauty holding it...


14 posted on 04/26/2006 6:07:16 PM PDT by Andonius_99 (They [liberals] aren't humans, but rather a species of hairless retarded ape.)
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To: neverdem

The left ("liberals") wants the country disarmed so they can take over and have total fascistic hegemony.


15 posted on 04/26/2006 8:17:11 PM PDT by garyhope
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Libertarian ping! To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here.
17 posted on 04/27/2006 2:57:10 AM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/gasoline_and_government.htm)
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To: <1/1,000,000th%

That one really p's me off. Well, they both do, but that one especially.


18 posted on 04/27/2006 3:01:02 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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