UPDATE: The audio of John Lott’s testimony is available here. The graphs presented to the committee are available in the link below providing the CPRC testimony. It was an honor for the CPRC to be invited to address the Australian Senate on this important topic.
Original Post: A notice of the public hearing before the Australian Senate later today (5:30 PM EDT US) is available here. …
Charles Blow in the New York Times last year made the very common argument: “America has the highest gun homicide rate, the highest number of guns per capita . . . .” In another story, the New York Times quotes researcher David Hemenway as claiming: “Generally, if you live in a civilized society, more guns mean more death.” CNN’s Piers Morgan believes: “America has the worst incidents of gun murders of any of what they call the civilized world.” Bloomberg’s Businessweek also made similar claims this spring. …
CPRC original research, International Comparisons, More Guns Less Crime
UPDATE: An interview that John Lott had on this post on Cam & Company is available here (SiriusXM Channel 125).
Original post: Every place that has been banned guns (either all guns or all handguns) has seen murder rates go up. You cannot point to one place where murder rates have fallen, whether it’s Chicago or D.C.…
CPRC original research, gun bans, gun free zones, International Comparisons, More Guns Less Crime
