The Australian Spectator ran an article on the claimed benefits of the UK's 1997 handgun ban. Dr. John Lott submitted this letter, but the magazine chose not to run it. The information used in this letter can be found here , but more detailed information is available...
The New York Times has a new piece by a gun control advocate who claims that increasing law enforcement in D.C. will be either "needless" or counterproductive. At least gun control advocates are consistent, they don’t want law enforcement to protect people at the same...
Dr. John Lott submitted a letter to The San Jose Mercury News about false claims made in a news article about U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s decision striking down California’s Assault Weapon Ban. The newspaper didn’t accept the letter for publication, but here...
Dr. John Lott submitted a letter to The Wall Street Journal about false claims that James Carville made in an op-ed. The Journal didn’t accept the letter for publication, but here is what was sent in. Dear Letters Editor: James Carville’s piece contains a big lie in...
While there were many other errors in Robyn Thomas' piece on Red Flag laws, the Washington Post allowed Dr. John Lott a chance to respond to her criticism of his work. A data file with a list of all the state laws and there content is available here. Robyn Thomas’s...
There is little point in writing letters to the New York Times because no matter how egregious their errors, they don't print letters that point out errors in their articles. Still, it doesn't hurt to keep track of a few of their many errors. Of course, the Times...