John Lott couldn't come up with the proof, but no one else has proven that he lied, and with the new survey, and the similar results, its additional proof that the original survey was made.
UPDATE: Tim Lambert, who has been the main figure driving this matter, has a page rounding up weblog coverage and also offering this observation:
Finally, I should comment on the overall significance of this question. Lott's 98% claim takes up just one sentence of his book. Whether or not it's true, it doesn't affect his main argument, which is about alleged benefits of concealed carry laws. I don't think any fuss would have been made if Lott hadn't repeated the claim numerous times on TV shows, on radio shows, and in opinion pieces.
Anyone else see a 'dodge' here from anti-gunner Tim Lambert? Thats what I read in the "...Whether or not it's true, it doesn't affect his main argument..." There was no fuss raised, other than the fuss Tim Lambert raised, and now that the survey was redone, and the results are similar, he needed an out.