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On the Lars Larson Show to discuss false numbers being put out by gun control advocates

Sep 4, 2018 | Featured

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Dr. John Lott was on the national Lars Larson show to discuss a recent report by NPR about the grossly exaggerated numbers involving school shootings and our own new research on mass public shooting rates in countries around the world. Of course, we have long pointed out the false claims regarding school shootings, but it is still valuable that NPR has reported on this. We have also pointed out problems with government crime data under the Obama administration.

(Friday, August 31, 2018, from 7:35 to 7:45 PM)

Lars Larson’s show is listened to by over 1.25 million people.

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