Here is some basic starter information on three types of laws that are being extensively discussed these days.
Background Checks on the Private Transfer of Guns (Universal Background Checks) — See here
Red Flag Laws — See here
For much more in-depth info, please see Dr. Lott’s books: “The War on Guns” and “More Guns, Less Crime“
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about defensive gun use estimates, including the CDC’s restoration of previously removed material and why surveys can produce widely different estimates. They also discussed concerns about a recent large...
Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway on NewsRadio 840 WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, about the facts behind defensive gun uses and the importance of understanding the data. They also discussed recent shootings in Louisville and the city’s refusal to acknowledge its...
Over 600,000 people have been booked into ICE detention centers between January 20th, 2025 and July 31, 2026. At the same time, there have been about 170,000 border apprehensions (155,000 at the southwest-border and another 15,000 nationwide). So with eight dead, that...
Just finished War on Guns, on background checks, haven’t nearly all mass shooters passed their background check?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-used-to-think-gun-control-was-the-answer-my-research-told-me-otherwise/2017/10/03/d33edca6-a851-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html
https://mises.org/power-market/why-gun-control-doesnt-explain-australias-low-homicide-rates?page=4
The researcher’s story in the first link above sounds familiar – almost Dr Lott’s route, but was brought to my awareness by Scott Rasmussen in our local paper, Post & Courier, 6 AUG 2019. Libresco was rather pro-gun control until she thought about the data, and it didn’t support the hype. This Libresco piece was published in Washington Post after the Las Vegas shooting.
The second is an Australian piece that backs up Dr Lott’s analyses on Australia’s gun confiscation results.
Two instances of a lot going on out there. Vox couldn’t handle Libresco’s results.
When John Lott discusses the effectiveness of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban he only talks about data for crimes committed with “assault weapons”.
He neglects to mention the mass shootings done with pistols equipped with high-capacity ammunition magazines.
After all. a ban on high-capacity magazines, (for ALL guns), was a key part of the 1994-2004 Assault Weapons Ban.
This seems like a glaring oversight on Lott’s part.
Looking at just 20 of the mass shootings, (post 2004), I found mass shootings, (committed with pistols with high-capacity magazines), were more common than those done with assault rifles.
How can anyone judge the Assault Weapons Ban without including these pistols?.