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On What’s On Your Mind: To Discuss the Crime Statistics

Jul 27, 2026 | Radio

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Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on What’s On Your Mind with Scott Hennen, broadcast across North Dakota, South Dakota, western Minnesota, eastern Montana, and the southern central Canadian provinces, to discuss the National Crime Victimization Survey, exposing massive international reporting disparities and proving how concealed-carry allowances drastically lower “hot burglaries” in the U.S. compared to the UK. See also Dr. Lott’s new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations titled “Mythbuster: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations.”

(Tuesday, July 14, 2026, from 11:30  to 11:45  AM MT)

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