Jennifer Pinnell is shown here manning the CPRC booth at the Freedomfest. For those attending, John Lott will be speaking on the topic “It’s A Crime: How Gun Control Cost Lives and Disarms the Poor" at 4:50 to 5:40 PDT PM on Thursday, July 10th.
Month: July 2014
Discussion on the link between abortion and crime at Barron’s
John Lott has a review of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's new book "Think Like a Freak" in Barron's. The review covers many points, but one of them is the claimed relationship between the liberalization of abortion and crime rates. Here is the relevant discussion:...
Media inaccurately describes Target’s position on customers bringing guns into stores
Here are some of the headlines on Target's statement on guns in their stores. Christian Science Monitor: "Target goes gun-free, becoming biggest US retailer asking customers to disarm" Financial Post: "Target Corp to customers: Your guns are not welcome in our stores,...