On the Michael Dukes show: A deep dive into some of the numbers on guns and crime

Dec 7, 2018 | Featured

From The Michael Dukes Show write up on our interview:

Today we cover a slew of stories about misinformation surrounding guns. The fact that some politicians just choose to ignore the law when it comes to the 2nd Amendment and how the ownership of guns correlates to the diminishment of crimes. We talk with Dr. John R Lott Jr about the truth these issues.

(Friday, December 7, 2018, 11:20 AM to noon)

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