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You are correct. Lott should know that in this day and age, false statements will be caught. However the article does not refute Lott's main contention that more guns results in less crime. I myself am skeptical of the three million plus claim. But even if it is much less, it still deters more crime than if there are no guns. The fact is that well-armed law-abiding Americans create a positive good and not by a small margin.

I myself am skeptical of the three million plus claim.

The three million number is getting close to 1% of the population. Look at it this way. I was in a store where the owners are armed. There's a shotgun sitting in the corner. How many times could have it been possible where a would-be robber changed his mind about robbing the place because that shotgun was in the corner. More than once a year?

I'm walking in a parking garage and there's a guy standing in the cold like he's waiting for someone. As I walk to my car, the guy starts eyeing me. I glance at the man and unzip my coat and suddenly the guy has other places to be. Did I branish a weapon? No. Did I just become a statistic of John Lott's? I'll leave that to you to decide.