Here is an interview that I had with Brian Lilley. My discussion starts about 5 minutes into the video.…
My newest piece starts this way:
It sure sounds scary. “Military weapons” being reimported back into the United States. Or people getting guns without background checks. But the reception being given President Obama’s two new executive orders on guns largely relies on ignorance of how the current rules work.
…The president’s executive order banning the reimportation of “military weapons” really only affects old M-1 Garand 30-06 rifles.
Racism should make people pretty angry. But for that very reason charges of racism should only be leveled carefully.
…George Zimmerman wasn’t motivated by race in confronting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman, a Hispanic, was himself one-eighth black. The prosecution in his case produced no statements by Zimmerman showing any racial bias.
John Lott’s newest Fox News piece starts this way:
…Are people safer if criminals know who is carrying concealed handguns? Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel seems to think so.
With school starting soon, he claims that if the Clarksville, Arkansas School District lets employees carry concealed handguns at school,their names must be made public.
John Lott’s newest piece at Fox News starts this way:
…Stand Your Ground laws have become a racial issue in the aftermath of the not guilty . President Obama and Attorney General Holder have weighed in, linking race and these laws.
On ABC News’ “This Week,” radio talk show host Travis Smiley declared what many think: “It appears to me, and I think many other persons in this country that you can in fact stand your ground unless you are a black man.”
John Lott and Jon Lowy discussed “stand your ground” laws in states throughout the nation, the Castle Doctrine, and what the impact of such laws has been. They also reacted to a video clip of President Obama’s statement the previous day about the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.…
background checks, George Zimmerman, gun free zones, media appearance, Stand Your Ground
An interview with John Lott at NewsMax notes:
…African Americans, women, and the elderly are more likely to benefit from the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law than other groups, according to John Lott Jr., President of the Crime Prevention Research Center.
“Blacks are more likely to be successful in making claims using ‘Stand Your Ground’ than any other racial group.
From Police Magazine (the case occurred in January 2013):
…A Good Samaritan with a good aim is credited with saving the life of a small-town cop who was under fire.
Vic Stacy, 66, was inside his trailer at the Peach House RV Park in Early, Texas, roughly two hours southeast of Abilene, when he heard gunfire.
John Lott’s newest piece at the Philadelphia Inquirer starts this way:
…On Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg knew what was responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death: Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Or, as Bloomberg calls it: a “shoot-first” law.
According to Bloomberg: “‘shoot-first’ laws like those in Florida can inspire dangerous vigilantism and protect those who act recklessly with guns.
