John R. Lott Jr. Quotes

• Embarrassingly for Obama, it appeared that his administration had jumped the gun on banning the bullets.

  John R. Lott Jr.

  Gun, Bullets, Administration

  "Rare Victory: Obama administration temporarily drops ammo ban proposal" By John R. Lott, www.foxnews.com. March 10, 2015.

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• Our most conservative estimates show that by adopting shall-issue laws(concealed carry laws), states reduced murders by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and robbery by 3%... While support for strict gun-control laws usually has been strongest in large cities, where crime rates are highest, that's precisely where right-to-carry laws have produced the largest drops in violent crimes.

  John R. Lott Jr.

  Gun, Law, Cities

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• If those states which did not have right-to-carry concealed gun provisions had adopted them in 1992, approximately 1,570 murders; 4,177 rapes; and over 60,000 aggravate assaults would have been avoided yearly.

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  Gun, Murder, States

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• In theory, if a gun is left at the scene of a crime, licensing and registration will allow a gun to be traced back to its owner. But, amazingly, despite police spending tens of thousands of man-hours administering these laws ... there is not even a single case where the laws have been instrumental in identifying someone who has committed a crime.

  John R. Lott Jr.

  Gun, Men, Law

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• During waves of terror attacks, Israel's national police chief will call on all concealed-handgun permit holders to make sure they carry firearms at all times, and Israelis have many examples where concealed permit holders have saved lives.

  John R. Lott Jr.

  Gun, Israel, Terror Attacks

  "John Lott: Should a Web Site Post Best Ideas for Successful Terrorist Plots?". www.foxnews.com. August 14, 2007.

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• Are global temperatures rising? Surely, they were rising from the late 1970s to 1998, but 'there has been no net global warming since 1998.' Indeed, the more recent numbers show that there is now evidence of significant cooling [...] Mankind is responsible for just a fraction of one percent of the effect from greenhouse gases, and greenhouse gases are not responsible for most of what causes warming (e.g., the Sun).

  John R. Lott Jr.

  Numbers, Rising, Sun

  "Global Warming: Is It Really a Crisis?" by John R. Lott Jr., www.foxnews.com. March 3, 2008.

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