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John R. Lott Jr.

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A voter enters a booth at a polling place in Exeter, N.H., on Nov. 8, 2016.

Apply background checks for gun purchases to voting

Republicans worry about vote fraud. Democrats claim that Republicans are just imagining things. But in testimony Tuesday before the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, I will suggest a simple...
A customer looks at a SIG Sauer hand gun at a gun show held by Florida Gun Shows in January 2016 in Miami.

How Democrats keep guns in the hands of the rich

When it comes to voting rights, any obstacles outrage liberals; even free government-issued IDs are viewed as disenfranchising poor and disproportionately black people. But when it comes to the right...
Gun-free zones are a magnet for those who want to kill people.

Take a gun to the mall

Over the weekend Somali terrorists threatened to attack the Mall of America in Minnesota. They called for a massacre similar to the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya,...
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Let soldiers carry guns on bases

What stops a mass public shooting is a person with a gun. Frequently it isn't even necessary to fire the gun. But the length of time between when an attack...
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FAULTY LINK ON GUNS AND DEATH

The Tribune's recent series "Fire Sale: America's unchecked gun market" inaccurately linked higher gun ownership to higher murder and suicide rates. Combined with anecdotes of tragic shootings, the comparisons of...