Talk in Brazil about that country’s experience with loosening gun control laws

Oct 12, 2022 | Talk

Dr. John Lott spoke in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on August 4th, 2022. His speech focused on Brazil’s experience with loosening gun control laws. It expanded on the piece that he recently published in the Wall Street Journal titled: “More Legal Guns Reduced Crime in Brazil.” Responses to that piece are available here.

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