Fargo’s The Nightly Review: Discussing the huge gap between how much violent crime involves guns and what the actual number of violent crimes with guns is

Jun 13, 2022 | Television

Dr. John Lott talked to Tom Tucker about our new survey by McLaughlin & Associates that Lott discusses at Real Clear Politics. The average likely American voter is way off, thinking that over 46% of violent crimes involve guns. In fact, the true figure is less than 8%. Not surprisingly, those who believe that most violent crime involves guns are more likely to view gun control as the solution.

(Thursday, May 19, 2022.)

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