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On Pittsburgh’s giant KDKA Radio Station to discuss the possible harm of gun control and the media’s bias in covering shootings

Apr 13, 2018 | Featured

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Dr. John Lott talked to Mike Pintek on the giant 50,000-watt KDKA in Pittsburgh about the possible harm of gun control and the media’s bias in covering shootings.

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