Originally posted on July 3, 2026: ChatGPT was asked to evaluate the top academic researchers in terms of their impact on the gun control debate on a 1 to 10 scale. ChatGPT also writes of John Lott's research: "Probably the single most influential empirical researcher...
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Another measure of our influence on the Crime Debate
There are other academics who have more of an influence on the academic debate, though Dr. Lott is still respectable in academic influence, but very high in terms of legislative & legal as well as the general public debates. More details on the rankings for Lott...


