Dr. John Lott appeared on Based With Senator Alex Antic to discuss how crime rates in Australia are worse than in the United States, as well as how crime statistics are often manipulated and misunderstood both in Australia and overseas. They also discussed the role firearms play in the debate over self-defense, the history of firearm control in Australia, and whether the country is truly safer as a result. The discussion is related to Lott’s piece in The Federalist titled: “The supposed benefits of Australia’s gun confiscation rest on flawed statistics.” The data on the different violent crime rates in Australia and the United States is available here.
(Tuesday, March 24, 2026)
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