On Liberty Watch Radio to discuss how misinformed Americans about gun crime and gun control

Jun 5, 2022 | Radio

Dr. John Lott talked to Charles Heller on Liberty Watch Radio about Lott’s recent pieces at Real Clear Politics (“When Misinformation Drives Gun Bad Policy“) and Townhall (“Media Falsely Claim Mass Public Shooters are ‘Right-wingers’ When They’re Environmental Extremists“).

(Sunday, May 22, 2022)

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