Dr. John Lott talked to 20 members of the Polish Parliament and some staff with representatives from the three largest political parties. The hour and 42 minute presentation dealt with the general relationship between guns and crime (the translation was not simultaneous so the talk was very slow). The talk was originally sponsored by the third largest political party, Kukiz’15.
Younger and more liberal Americans are much more likely to think political violence can be justified. Very liberal Americans are 8.3 times more likely than very conservatives to say it. 18 to 29 year olds are 6.67 times more likely than those 65+.
A September 2025 survey by YouGov show that while 11 percent of Americans adults think that violence by citizens to achieve political goals can be justified, the results vary dramatically by age and political ideology. Twenty-five percent of those who classified...
Excellent
I’ve watched countless presentations and debates involving Dr. Lott and the Polish lecture was a very informative perspective, because the translation effort gave me time to absorb the points made and the additional grounding/background information provided to the Polish parliamentarians really brought the points home more strongly than a US English based lecture with Q&A. Great job!